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July 16, 1835
Virginia Free Press
Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Young actor Kean, rejected in England for his inexperience and resemblance to his late father, finds initial success in America and later gains great reputation there upon returning. At a dinner in his native town, he gratefully acknowledges America's role in his career.
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Young Kean, the actor, has suddenly acquired great reputation in England.
At a dinner recently given to him in his native town he made the following grateful acknowledgement towards this country:-
"The indulgence usually extended to novices was denied to me. I was not permitted to cherish the hope that time and study could ever correct in me the fault of youth and inexperience. The very resemblance I bore to my late father, was condemned in me as being 'strange and unnatural.'-
Sick at heart I left my home and sought the shores of America. To its generous inhabitants am I indebted for the first ray of success that illuminated my clouded course."
At a dinner recently given to him in his native town he made the following grateful acknowledgement towards this country:-
"The indulgence usually extended to novices was denied to me. I was not permitted to cherish the hope that time and study could ever correct in me the fault of youth and inexperience. The very resemblance I bore to my late father, was condemned in me as being 'strange and unnatural.'-
Sick at heart I left my home and sought the shores of America. To its generous inhabitants am I indebted for the first ray of success that illuminated my clouded course."
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Fortune Reversal
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Young Kean
Actor Reputation
England Rejection
America Success
Grateful Acknowledgement
What entities or persons were involved?
Young Kean
Late Father
Where did it happen?
England, Native Town, Shores Of America
Story Details
Key Persons
Young Kean
Late Father
Location
England, Native Town, Shores Of America
Event Date
Recently
Story Details
Rejected in England for youth and resemblance to father, Kean leaves disheartened for America, where he gains first success, later achieving reputation in England and thanking America at a dinner.