Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Henry Jackson
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05547 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 July 1792 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31.6 x 20.1 cm. Order a Copy
States a Mr. Harper, a performer, will deliver this letter to Jackson. Writes, "He proposes to visit Boston with Monsieur [Alexander] Placide, in order to exhibit such specimens of theatre performances as may be permitted, and the astonishing powers of Mr. Placide on the tight rope." Recommends Mr. Harper to Jackson.
Alexander Placide was a French-born dancer, acrobat, actor, tightrope walker, and theatre impresario. The son of travelling acrobats, Placide studied dance in Paris, had his first theatrical success as a tightrope walker at the court of Louis XVI, and toured Europe with his acrobat troupe.
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