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Drinkwater Meadows was an English actor who was also secretary of the Covent Garden Theatrical Fund, set up in 1765 to support aged and infirm actors of the Theatre Royal Covent Garden and their families. Meadows, who performed on stage in London in lesser roles for over thirty years, was much respected but not considered a particularly inspirational actor.
Drinkwater Meadows was an English actor who was also secretary of the Covent Garden Theatrical Fund, set up in 1765 to support aged and infirm actors of the Theatre Royal Covent Garden and their families. Meadows, who performed on stage in London in lesser roles for over thirty years, was much respected but not considered a particularly inspirational actor.
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| Title: | Letter from Drinkwater Meadows |
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| Description: | In his letter, Drinkwater Meadows explains to Sampson Low the rules and regulation of membership of the Covent Garden Theatrical Fund of which he was secretary. |
| Address: | Theatre Royal, Covent Garden |
| Letter dated: | 13-04-1843 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 2 pages ; some minor glue seepage. |
| Type of letter: | Reference to a charitable organisation |
| Key organisations mentioned: | Covent Garden Theatrical Fund |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | © National Portrait Gallery London. by Richard James Lane printed by Jérémie Graf published by John Mitchell after Alfred Edward Chalon hand-coloured lithograph published 15 May 1839 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
| Identifier: | SL_120 |
