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Title
Charles Kean letter to Mr. Granby
Creator
Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868
Publication Information
Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters
Rights Information
For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at https://library.claremont.edu/scl/
Description
Kean writes to Granby to specify the details for an advertisement of a performance of Shakespeare's play Henry the Eighth. Kean also asks Granby to relay a message to his fellow actors and reminds Granby about a change with regard to "the Duke of York for Richard III." Letter contains handwritten notations on top of first page.
Type
text
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
phl00421
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/phl/id/2290
Language
English
Subject
Advertising
Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868
Kean, Ellen, 1805-1880
Letters
Newspapers
Playbills
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Henry VIII
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard III
Signatures (Writing)
Theater rehearsals
Source
Handwritten letter, autographed, 4.38 x 7.13 inches: Philbrick Library of Dramatic Arts and Theatre History, Autograph letters box 9, folder 61; 4 pages
Relation
Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/phl

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