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Acting...The Keans

Whitman, Walt. "Acting..The Keans." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 11 Sep. 1846: 2.
Type: 
newspaper
Genre: 
journalism
Abstract: 

Whitman suggests that theatre owners should hire talented American actors rather than import actors like Charles Kean and Ellen Tree from England. Although he uses a different spelling, Whitman may also be referring to Laura Keene.

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Keene, Laura

Whitman refers to an actress named "Mrs. Kean," which may or may not be Laura Keene.