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Found 13 collections related to Actors -- Great Britain -- 19th century -- Correspondence
Reeve, William, 1757-1815
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
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William Reeve, English actor and composer. · Autograph signature on document of agreement with Goulding, Phipps, and d'Almaine : 7 Apr 1802 : (MISC 3425) : 1 page (single sheet) : [from London] : giving the publishers copyright to the songs he...
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O'Neill, Eliza, 1791-1872
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz Ms
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Elizabeth "Eliza" O'Neill, Irish actress. She was much admired by Shelley, who reportedly wanted her to play the part of Beatrice Cenci. Married in 1819, she became Elizabeth Wrixon-Becher, Lady Wrixon-Becher, and never again appeared on stage....
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Smith, George, 1777-1836
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz Ms
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George Smith, English actor and singer. · To James Winston, actor, singer and theater manager : 2 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 13 Aug 1819 : (MISC 2578) : 1 page (double sheet) : from 4 Union Street, Somers Town : begins, "In...
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Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz Ms
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Sir Henry Irving (born John Henry Brodribb), English actor. · To William Allingham, poet : 1 autograph note signed : 3 [Jan?] 1887 : (MISC 1405) : on printed stationery of the Lyceum Theatre; begins, "You are ever most welcome here ..."...
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Kelly, Frances Maria, 1790-1882
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz Ms
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Frances Maria "Fanny" Kelly, English actress and singer. In 1819 she rejected a marriage proposal from the essayist Charles Lamb, but remained friends with him and his sister Mary. · To the editor of the Court Journal : 1 autograph letter...
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Kemble, Charles, 1775-1854
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz Ms
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Charles Kemble, British actor, theatre manager, and playwright. · To "Dear Sir" : 1 autograph letter signed : 20 Apr 1828 : (B'ANA 0702) : from 16 James Street Buckingham Gate : begins, "I lament that I had not the honor and happiness of...
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Bartley, Sarah, 1783-1850
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
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Sarah Bartley (formerly Smith), English actress. Her career included roles in plays by Mrs. Inchbald, Thomas Holcroft and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and upon a visit to Dublin in 1808, she performed a musical piece composed for her by Thomas Moore....
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Liston, Sarah, 1781-1854
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
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Sarah Liston, née Tyrer, English actor. She was the wife of the English comic actor John Liston. To Anne Jackson Mathews, wife of comedic actor Charles Mathews : 1 autograph letter signed : 3 Feb 1823 : (MISC 3540) : [no place] : begins, "Many...
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Murray, Alma, 1854-1945
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
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Alma Murray, English actress. To Charles Wilmot, manager of the Grand Theatre, Islington : 1 autograph letter signed : 3 Mar 1886 : (S'ANA 0467) : from London (printed Grand Theatre memorandum form) : on behalf of "The Shelley Dramatic Society";...
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Farren, William, 1825-1908
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
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William Farren, Jr., English actor. To Alma Murray, actress : 1 autograph letter signed : 21 May 1886 : (S'ANA 0486) : from 8 Lansdowne Road, Clapham Road S.W. : begins, "Many thanks for your kind thought in sending me the copy of the 'Cenci' ...".
Macauley, Miss (Elizabeth Wright), 1785?-1837
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
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Elizabeth Wright Macauley, English actress and socialist. To Mr. Smith, Esqr., in the Print Room of the British Museum : 1 autograph letter signed : 25 Feb 1824 : (MISC 2030) : from No. 2 Somers Town Terrace : begins, "I shall feel greatly obliged...
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Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
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Sarah Siddons, née Kemble, British actress. · To Harriet Siddons, actress (her daughter-in-law) : 1 autograph letter signed : 5 Oct 1818 : (MISC 1697) : 4 pages (double sheet) : from Durham : begins, "I thank you for your kind letter and am...
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Trollope, Frances Eleanor, 1835-1913
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
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Frances Eleanor Trollope, née Ternan, actress and writer. · To Countess Clara Anastasia Gigliucci, née Novello, singer : 2 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 5 Jan 1885 : (MISC 1321) : 3 pages (double sheet) : from 243, Via...
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