- unitid
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{"value"=>"*T-Mss 2014-123", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"22612", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b20792764", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1787-1961", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1787/1961"}
{"value"=>"1813-1832", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1813/1832"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1787
- date_inclusive_end
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1961
- keydate
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1787
- date_start
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1787
- date_end
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1961
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Maynard Morris collection of Edward Kean materials"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2.1 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"8 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- repository
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{"id"=>"THE", "value"=>"Billy Rose Theatre Division"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Maynard Morris served as secretary of the Edmund Kean Club that celebrated the career of the Shakespearean stage actor. The collection, dated 1813 to 1961, holds letters, graphics, posters, and printed matter."}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>Maynard Morris collection of Edward Kean materials,*T-Mss 2014-123. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Maynard Morris (1898-1964) served as secretary of the Edmund Kean Club (defunct) that honored the career of the Shakespearian actor. Morris, a theatrical agent, collected theatre related materials. He died in New York City in 1964.</p> <p>Edmund Kean (1787-1833) first gained prominence, for his role as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice produced at the Drury Lane, London Theatre, in 1814. Critical acclaim for his artistry would continue throughout his life in productions that include Hamlet, King Lear, Othello, and Richard III.</p> <p>Kean often was involved with controversy. In 1817, he refused to appear in the play The Italians written by Charles Bucke. His employer, the Drury Lane Theatre, wanted to stage the play, but Kean balked. His on-going fights with management led to the first public rebuke of Kean.</p> <p>His personal life led to public scrutiny as well. In 1825, he was sued by the husband of Charlotte Cox for adultery. He lost the suit and his wife left him. When he returned to the Drury Lane, the audience pelted and booed him.</p> <p>Despite these setbacks, Kean received wide recognition for his mastery of Shakespeare's plays in Europe and in the United States. In 1826, during a second tour of North America, the Huron Indians made him an honorary chief.</p> <p>In later years, Kean's oratorical skills were diminished by his drug dependency. He collapsed into his son's arms during a performance of Othello in 1833. He would never appear on the stage again dying a few weeks later in Surrey, England.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection, dated 1813 to 1961 (bulk dates 1813-1832), documents the career of Shakespearean actor Edmund Kean. Other files relate to the Edmund Kean Club. The collection contains letters, clippings, playbills, prints, and artwork.</p> <p>There are approximately eighteen letters autographed by Kean.</p> <p>The clippings are reviews of Kean's performances at the Drury Lane Theatre and other venues. These clippings include articles about Kean's refusal to act in the play <span class=\"title\">The Italians</span>.</p> <p>The playbills represent significant examples of Kean's performances at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and other theatres in England and abroad. Playbill advertisements include the plays The Castle of Morsino, Five Miles Off, Hamlet, King Richard III, The Merchant of Venice and, Othello. There are several playbills from Kean's performances of Othello including his last stage performance at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden.</p> <p>Two playbills have been attributed to Kean's father and uncle Moses Kean.</p> <p>The prints include Kean in character for performances, tributes, Kean's friends and acquaintances, and theatres.</p> <p>Pamphlets in the collection are the Fifth edition…A Full Report on the Trial of Albion Cox, Esq. versus Edmund Kean, Esq.; A Celebrated Old Playhouse. The History of the Richmond Theatre; The Life and Theatrical Career of Mr. Kean, and The Patrician, the Tombs of Richmond Church.</p> <p>There are two artistic renderings, a watercolor of the \"Red House,\" where Kean resided for a time and a pen and ink drawing of Kean as Sir Edward Mortimer in The Iron Chest.</p> <p>The Edmund Kean Club files include information about their efforts to restore the George Frederick Cooke monument at St. Paul Church which was erected by Kean.</p> <p>The MWEZ numbers represent the Library's former classification system. When requesting materials,please refer to the finding aid's box list.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Maynord Morris, date unknown.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Valerie Wingfield</span>, <span class=\"date\">2015</span></p>"}
- userestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information about obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.</p>"}
- dsc_type
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combined
- extent_statement
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2.1 linear feet (8 boxes)
- date_bulk_start
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1813
- date_bulk_end
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1832