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D8760 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1714-1994
- F - Family records of the extended Franklin family and the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1714-1994
  - FWP - Records of William Porden, father-in-law of Sir John Franklin - 1754-1822
    - 1 - Correspondence of William Porden - 1804-1822
      - 4 - Letters received by William Porden from other correspondents - 1806-1822

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FWP/1/4/1
Former Reference	D3311/19/66
Title	Letter from William Martin Trinder to William Porden, sending him parts of his revised version of Shakespeare's Timon of Athens, revised as "fit for a polite stage"
Date	23 Nov 1806
Description	Sending him parts of his version of Shakespeare's Timon of Athens, revised as "fit for a polite stage" for his consideration and for it to be introduced to Mr Kemble; he sends the 1st Act and part of the 5th, altering Timon to die an idiot rather than a misanthrope, suitable for the acting style of a Mr Taylor,a comedian in London; he has thrown out all obscenities and vulgarisms and the characters of Phrynia and Tinandra [prostitutes]; he hopes that "these papers" are taken out of the Attic Chest before their presentation to Mr Kemble, taken out by the "dear Thalia of Berners Street" [Eleanor Porden]
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	William Martin Trinder
Sender Location	Hendon
Recipient	William Porden
Recipient Location	59 Berners Street, London
Archive Creator	William Porden (1754-1822)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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