Kean, Charles John. Autograph letter signed to Charles Kean from various correspondents

Folger bibliographic ID: 228503
Folger call number: Y.c.2260 (1-5)
Folger holdings ID: 260412
Accession Number: no case or acc. number present

Correspondents: George Scharf (1-4) and William Bodham Donne (5). (1-2) largely deal with The winter's tale, with passing references to Hamlet and Merchant of Venice as well. (4), a fragment of a letter, concerns costumes for Iris, Ceres and Juno in The tempest and is illustrated with simple sketches of Juno on leaf 1v. Also mentions John Mitchell Kemble's death. (5) includes Donne's impressions of Kean's King Lear. Letters from Scharf written from 1 Torrington Square, National Portrait Gallery and the offices of the Exhibition of Art Treasures of the United Kingdom, Manchester; letter from Donne written from 9, the Grove, Blackheath. Some letters undated

Extended title: Autograph letter signed to Charles Kean from various correspondents 1856-1858

Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868 Scharf, George, 1820-1895 Donne, William Bodham, 1807-1882 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Plays Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Juno (Roman deity) Kemble, John Mitchell, 1807-1857

correspondent: Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868
subject: Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868
subject: Scharf, George, 1820-1895
subject: Donne, William Bodham, 1807-1882
depiction: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
depiction: Juno (Roman deity)
subject: Kemble, John Mitchell, 1807-1857
correspondent: Scharf, George, 1820-1895
correspondent: Donne, William Bodham, 1807-1882