Autograph Letter Signed from John Palle, Templemore, to Charles Kean, London


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Palle offers encourages Kean in his theatrical pursuits, and he predicts he will soon surpass Macready. Suggests to Kean that "to marry at [his] age would be folly in the extreme." Also makes references to Sheridan Knowles and Ellen Tree. Integral address leaf addressed to "Charles John Kean, Esqre, 44 Southampton Row, Russell Square, London."



















Autograph Letter Signed from J.G. Powell, London, to Charles John Kean


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Powell mentions that a grant made to Shakespeare would "prove that he moved in much higher society than is generally supposed." Adds that, "having resided and mixed much with rustics in Warwickshire," he believes he can correct several great mistakes in the recent edition of Shakespeare. Written from 3 Cornwall Terrace, Upper Westbourne Terrace. Signed JG Powell, BA Cambridge.