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Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria to Hunt, James Henry Leigh
1857-1858
Three handwritten drafts of letters from Mary Cowden Clarke to the poet Leigh Hunt, congratulating Hunt on his new play and expressing regret at not being able to attend a performance. Cowden Clarke r...
Dickens, Charles to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria
7 Jul 1848
Handwritten letter from Charles Dickens to Mary Cowden Clarke, noting the date of a performance at ‘Miss Kelly’s Temple of Mirth’ [Miss Kelley’s Theatre] at 73 Dean Street, Soho, London, at 7p...
Dickens, Charles to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria
1 Jul 1848
Handwritten letter from Charles Dickens to Mary Cowden Clarke, enclosing the part he spoke of and requesting that she meet the rest of the cast of the play.
Dickens, Charles to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria
14 Apr 1848
Handwritten letter from Charles Dickens to Mary Cowden Clarke, noting their recent conversation and her consideration of a play and mentioning the Shakespearean character Sir John Falstaff. He suggest...
Wightwick, George to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria
1845-1848
Four handwritten letters from George Wightwick to Mary Cowden Clarke, mentioning the reception and content of his play 'Richard the First' and providing an ink sketch self-portrait presenting himself ...
Transcript of Act V of Hunt's 'A Legend of Florence' by Mary Cowden Clarke
c. 1840
Transcript of Act V of Leigh Hunt's 'A Legend of Florence' by Mary Cowden Clarke. A note on the front reads: 'Copied, by Leigh Hunt's kind permission. Mary Cowden Clarke'. A letter from Leigh Hunt to ...
Novello, Vincent to Trevelyan, Sir John
1841-1843
Two photocopied handwritten letters from Vincent Novello to Sir John Trevelyan, noting the success of his daughter Clara Anastasia Novello's debut in Padua on 27 July, that she is engaged at four thea...
Dickens, Charles to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria
29 Mar 1851
Handwritten letter from Charles Dickens to Mary Cowden Clarke, recalling previous dinners and suppers and the idea that the world was a stage. Dickens describes other memories and what has triggered t...
Letter from Sarah Morton to Maurice de Sausmarez
6 Jun 1966
Handwritten letter from former student Sarah Morton to Maurice de Sausmarez, thanking him for the invitation but declining as she cannot get away from the Playhouse in Sheffield. She notes that she wo...
Novello Cowden Clarke
1739-1966
The Novello Cowden Clarkes were a well known Anglo-Italian family of musicians, writers, artists, singers and actors, with a wide and influential literary and artistic circle. Based in London and lat...