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Letter from John Hughes, secretary of the Drury Lane Theatrical Fund, informing actor John Harley that he had been elected Master of the Fund.Inscription
Theatre Royal Drury Lane16th Febry. 1828
Sir
I am directed by the committee for conducting the Drury Lane Theatrical Fund to inform you that they have unanimously elected you Master of their Corporation, and they request that you will be good enough to call them together on Saturday next that they may have the pleasure of meeting you.
I am dear sir
Your most O.B.H.
John Hughes
Secretary
John Pritt Harley Esq
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Notes
Alan ColeThe Committee of the Drury Lane Theatrical Fund is made up of members who are generally working actors and stage managers. John Hughes, who was the Secretary from 1819 - 1840 was heavily overworked. He would have been in many new plays and farces each season which entailed rehearsals and, at the time of the annual Dinner, he would have to write a large number of letters as well as coping with weekly and even daily Fund meetings just before the event. He was also a great friend of Edmund Kean, who was then Master of the Fund, and had to spend time on his business too. It is very lucky that he found time to produce any Minutes at all, scant as they are.
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