Price, Stephen. Autograph letter signed from Stephen Price, London, to Ellen Tree

Folger bibliographic ID: 228451
Folger call number: Y.c.2158
Folger holdings ID: 260360
Accession Number: cs1511

Price describes the dire financial situation of the London theaters and tells Tree that she is "perfectly right" in deciding to remain in America another year: "there is no inducement to return here and as bad as matters were before you left, they are daily growing worse." London theaters mention in passing include Drury Lane, Covent Garden, Princess's, and Haymarket. Also refers to a number of actors: Macready, Vandehoff, Knowles, Helen Faucit, Vestris

General notes

Bifolium. Includes integral address leaf addressed to Tree in New York and then forwarded to the Arch Street Theatre, Philadelphia

Extended title: Autograph letter signed from Stephen Price, London, to Ellen Tree 1837 May 9

Price, Stephen, 1782 or 1783-1840 Kean, Ellen, 1805-1880

correspondent: Price, Stephen, 1782 or 1783-1840
subject: Price, Stephen, 1782 or 1783-1840
subject: Kean, Ellen, 1805-1880
correspondent: Kean, Ellen, 1805-1880
associated with: Arch Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)