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mssHM 44280-44354
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: John Poole papers
Creator:
Poole, John,
1786?-1872
Identifier/Call Number: mssHM 44280-44354
Physical Description:
1.2 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1817?-1837
Abstract: A collection of letters by the British
playwright John Poole.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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[Identification of item]. John Poole papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino,
California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Provenance unknown. In Library as of 1976.
John Poole (1786?-1872) was an English playwright and author; he wrote primarily satires
and farces, including "Hamlet Travestie" (1810), and "Paul Pry" (1825). Poole was also an
avid theater-goer, both in London and Paris, who knew the latest theater news and
gossip.
A collection of 75 items from 1817? to 1837, it consists of letters written by John Poole;
74 of which were written to James St. Aubyn and one letter was written to Abraham Hayward.
The letters discuss the latest theater news and gossip, and Poole offers his opinion about
various plays and actors. The letters shed light on the theater of the period, and most of
the great actors of the day are mentioned and frequently their performances in specific
plays are evaluated by Poole. Poole also wrote to St. Aubyn of some of the legal problems he
encountered in producing his own plays. James St. Aubyn (1783-1862), was the eldest of 15
illegitimate children of Sir John St. Aubyn, 5th Baronet; James St. Aubyn was also an avid
theater-goer and member of British gentry society. Abraham Hayward (1801-1884) was a British
man of letters and leader of British society.
Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa October 1976. In 2020, Gayle Richardson
created the finding aid derived from a legacy summary report.
Arranged chronologically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Actors -- Great Britain -- 19th century
Dramatists, English -- 19th century
Theater -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century
Theater -- France -- Paris -- 19th century
Letters (correspondence) -- Great Britain -- 19th century
Hayward, A. (Abraham),
1801-1884
St. Aubyn, James,
1783-1862