COLLECTION NAME:
Mary Hamilton Papers
Record
Image Number:
HAM14313.pdf
Reference Number:
HAM/1/4/3/13
Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Correspondence from the Hamilton Family
Parent Work Title:
Letter from Jane Holman to Mary Hamilton
Creator:
Holman (née Hamilton), Jane, approximately 1767-1810
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1790-03-02
Description:
The letter relates to family news. Jane Hamilton reports that her father, Frederick has exchanged his Living In Ireland for one in Suffolk and although this is an economic loss he is not unhappy about the change as he never felt comfortable about holding the Living in Ireland and never dwelling there. She writes that the Suffolk living will serve the family as a Villa for the summer months and 'will be some amusement on his mind'. The letter refers to music which Jane has a great interest in and has been taking lessons in it. She reports that the operatic singer, Pacchierotti is in London and that he is a most 'amiable' man. She reports that the Opera House is to be built in Leicester Square and that Gallini [Giovanni Gallini, a leader of Opera and Ballet society in London in the later eighteenth century (1728-1805), later known as Sir John Andrew Gallini] is to have nothing to do with it. She also reports that to her great joy Madame Mara 'is to be the first women in the serious Opera' [possibly Gertrude Mara (1749-1833)]. The theatre in the Hay-Market although small is still better than having none at all. Mrs Siddons has been ill and Hamilton at one point feared for her life. She is recovering now and after a visit to her, Jane Hamilton noted that although in good spirits 'she is amazingly reduced, but that is said to be a good symptom, as Bulk after so violent an illness cou[l]d not be natural'. The remainder of the letter is concerned with news of Mrs Stratford who is now in Dublin and on Louisa Dickenson. Dated at London.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Letters
Subject:
Theatres
Subject:
Great Britain--Social life and customs
Category of Material:
Archives
Sub-Category:
Correspondence
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: Greater London: London
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Places Covered:
England: Suffolk
Places Covered:
Ireland
Places Covered:
England: Greater London: London
People Covered:
Hamilton, Mary, 1756-1816
People Covered:
Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831
People Covered:
Gallini, Giovanni-Andrea, 1728-1805
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work:
Copyright restrictions may apply
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2011-03-23
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2011-08
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Mary Hamilton Papers
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