John Philip Kemble
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John Philip Kemble (1757–1823) was an actor and collector. The younger brother of Sarah Siddons (1755–1831), whom he played opposite later in his career, Kemble was an accomplished actor, a playwright, and the author of (as Peter Thomson terms it) a small collection of poems titled Fugitive Pieces, which "was published in York in 1780, to his later, justifiable, embarrassment."[1] After 1788, Kemble took over as acting manager of the Drury Lane Theatre.
The Folger widely collects materials related to the Kemble family, including manuscripts, correspondence, and works formerly owned by John Philip Kemble. Kemble's practice of careful study of his roles extended to his factitiousness in his reading as well: many of his books are annotated with the date that they are read. Interested in first editions, Kemble recorded when his works were "Collated & Perfect."
Notable Items at the Folger
Kemble Annotations
- ↑ Peter Thomson, ‘Kemble, John Philip (1757–1823)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/15322 accessed 13 March 2015