Meadows, Drinkwater. Autograph letters signed from Drinkwater Meadows, Brompton, to Charles John Kean

Folger bibliographic ID: 228385
Folger call number: Y.c.1889 (1-2)
Folger holdings ID: 260285
Accession Number: cs1421

In (1), Meadows thanks Kean for sending him an article praising Kean's art. Meadows feels that Kean has carried out his "truly original ideas as to realizing the...intentions of the Divine Bard." (2) indicates that the Rev. Derwent Coleridge saw Kean's Lear and was "delighted beyond measure with [Kean's] 'most masterly performance.'" Address on item appears as: 6 The Grange, Brompton

General notes

Bifolia See curatorial file for transcription of (2) and brief history of Kean's "King Lear."

Extended title: Autograph letters signed from Drinkwater Meadows, Brompton, to Charles John Kean 1857-1858

Meadows, Drinkwater, 1799-1869 Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868 Coleridge, Derwent, 1800-1883 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Lear, King of England (Legendary character)

correspondent: Meadows, Drinkwater, 1799-1869
subject: Meadows, Drinkwater, 1799-1869
subject: Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868
subject: Coleridge, Derwent, 1800-1883
subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
subject: Lear, King of England (Legendary character)
correspondent: Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868