Manuscripts
Hamlet
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- Description
- Autograph manuscript of an essay on John Philip Kemble's portrayal of Hamlet; the manuscript is heavily edited by Elizabeth Inchbald. On the verso of manuscript is a letter (p. 1) and scenes from a play (p. 2-7).
- Production date
- approximately 1805?
- Call number
- mssHM 63342
- Provenance
- This manuscript is one of a group of 35 letters and manuscripts written, mainly, by 19th century British actors and actresses; a small number were written by American, French, and Italian performers. The material was collected by Augustin Daly (1838-1899), an American playwright and producer, and bound in a volume entitled, Bills of the play, New York, 1892. The 35 items have been cataloged separately (HM 63331-63365) and a complete list of the material is available from the Manuscripts Dept.
