DALLAS (Isabella, née Gearns, 1823-1889, Shakespearean Actress and Reader Isabella Glyn)

Autograph Letter Signed 'Isabella Dallas' without greeting, saying "Oh pray do not dream of a morning reading my dear Sir - I hate it. Dont fear about a room ... only let it have a pleasant look out. Do you fear a small Audience? ... Have you any opposition from Mr Merridrew? The Antony & Cleopatra notices are finer than these ... As soon as they come I will send to you", 3 sides 8vo, no place, 'Monday' no date, c. small portion of blank right margin of third side defective

Isabella, who acted under her mother's maiden name of Glyn, made her début at Manchester as 'Constance' in 'King John' in 1847, and played 'Cleopatra' at the Princess' Theatre, Oxford Street, in 1867. She was married to the journalist and author E.S. Dallas, 1828-1879, whom she divorced in 1874.

Item Date:  1867

Stock No:  17029      £45

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