Acting...The Keans

Whitman, Walt. "Acting...The Keans." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, September 11, 1846, 2.

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newspaper

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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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Acting...The Keans

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Whitman, Walt

Born on Long Island and raised in Brooklyn, Walt Whitman spent his childhood and early adulthood amid the sights and

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Keene, Laura

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

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Whitman, Walt author