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Title: Charles Kean letter to James F. Cathcart
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 a long letter to actor James F. Cathcart to address his actions during the theater company's on tour in Australia and the United States. Kean describes his past relationship with Cathcart and admonishes Cathcart for his behavior. The watermark of "J. Whatman 1861." can be seen on each page.
Type: text
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: phl00407
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/phl/id/2232
Language: English
Subject: Actors
Cathcart, James Faucit, 1828-1902
Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868
Kean, Ellen, 1805-1880
Letters
Princess's Theatre (London, England)
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth
Watermarks
Whatman, James, 1702-1759
Source: Handwritten letter, 7.38 x 9 inches: Philbrick Library of Dramatic Arts and Theatre History, Autograph letters box 9, folder 50; 16 pages
Relation: Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/phl

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