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- Creator
- Booth, Junius Brutus, 1796-1852
- Call number
- MssCol 338
- Physical description
- .21 linear feet (1 volume)
- Preferred Citation
- Junius Brutus Booth account book, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
This account book of the actor Junius Brutus Booth contains entries made from March 1817 through June 1822. Booth recorded total receipts as well as his share of the profits for the plays in which he appeared, in various cities in the British Isles and the United States. Occasionally entries mention contemporary events
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- Actors
- Theater -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Theater -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328