BIB_ID
420608
Accession number
MA 1352.429
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Display Date
London, England, 1855 June 19.
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the Fellows, 1951.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 17.9 x 11.3 cm
Notes
Written from "Tavistock House."
The letter is part of a collection, MA 1352, which consists of letters from Charles Dickens to the Baroness, to her companion Hannah (Meredith) Brown, or the latter's husband, William Brown; with 70 letters written by others to Miss Coutts or to Dickens in his capacity as her unofficial almoner; and a few others. See the collection-level record for more information.
The letter is part of a collection, MA 1352, which consists of letters from Charles Dickens to the Baroness, to her companion Hannah (Meredith) Brown, or the latter's husband, William Brown; with 70 letters written by others to Miss Coutts or to Dickens in his capacity as her unofficial almoner; and a few others. See the collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
The letters formed part of the Burdett-Coutts sale (Sotheby, 17 May 1922); they were purchased for Oliver W. Barrett in whose collection they remained until it was sold by his son (Parke-Bernet, 31 October 1951).
Summary
Reporting on the second performance of "The Lighthouse" at Tavistock House: "The audience were not so demonstrative last night as on Saturday and the Corps Dramatique were disposed to think them 'flat.' I observed however that they were crying vigorously, and I think they were quite as much moved and pleased as on Saturday;" describing the reaction of audience members, including Lady Becher (formerly Eliza O'Neill) and Elizabeth Yates; writing "[Thomas] Longman the bookseller was seen to cry dreadfully -- and I don't know that anything could be said beyond that!"; promising to send another report tomorrow.
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