Spencer, Paul. Autograph letter signed from Paul Spencer, Glasgow, to Mr. Pierce Egan, Dublin

Folger bibliographic ID: 225472
Folger call number: Y.c.5655
Folger holdings ID: 256494
Accession Number: cs1085

Written on the back of an illustration depicting a statue of the manager of the Theatre Royal [John Henry Alexander] being hoisted up to the top of the Theatre's facade and onto the level of statues of Shakespeare and Garrick, while a jeering mob watches on. The letter presents the caricature within, explaining that it illustrates their manager's impertinence in including himself among such theatrical luminaries

General notes

Includes integral address leaf. Letter sent from Hutcheson St., Glasgow to The Theatre Royal, Dublin

Extended title: Autograph letter signed from Paul Spencer, Glasgow, to Mr. Pierce Egan, Dublin 1840 March 17

Spencer, Paul, active 19th century Egan, Pierce, 1814-1880 Alexander, John Henry, proprietor of the Glasgow Theatre Garrick, David, 1717-1779 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Theatre Royal (Glasgow, Scotland)

correspondent: Spencer, Paul, active 19th century
subject: Spencer, Paul, active 19th century
subject: Egan, Pierce, 1814-1880
depiction: Alexander, John Henry, proprietor of the Glasgow Theatre
depiction: Garrick, David, 1717-1779
depiction: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
subject: Theatre Royal (Glasgow, Scotland)
correspondent: Egan, Pierce, 1814-1880