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- April 2, 1864 (Creation)
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1 letter (2 pages) + 1 envelope
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Item is a letter from H. Kingsley, M.D., Honorary Secretary of the Shakespearean Tercentenary Festival, to Joseph Churchill Arlidge. The letter thanks Arlidge on behalf of the Entertainment Committee for his offer of his gratuitous services at the Promenade Concerts during the Festival and requests information for the program.
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Also see "Biographical documents : press clippings, letters, and programs" (OTUFM 34-E-1) for a program from the Shakespearian Tercentenary Festival, provided to Bob Arlidge by the Shakespeare Centre Library in the course of his research.
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Joseph Churchill Arlidge performed a "Fantasia on English Airs" by R.S. Pratten and his own "Fantasia on Shakespearian Melodies" as part of the Grand Promenade Concert on April 30, 1864 in Stratford-upon-Avon.