Taylor, Tom. Our American Cousin. Printed in 1869. 12mo, plain paper wraps with manuscript title and "Property of Flint Kennicott." 45pp. Pencil marks by Dun's lines, apparently the part Kennicott played in this production. The play, of course, was the one Lincoln was watching when assassinated. The Drunkard: or, the Fallen Saved. A Moral Domestic Drama. Adapted by William H. Smith New York: Samuel French, Publisher, n.d., but ca. 1868. 12mo, printed paper wraps, 64pp. "Property of Flint Kennicott" on front wrap. Interesting label affixed to front just below this: "From McNally & Co. Packers, Forwarders, and General Jobbers of Books, Stationery, Cheap Publications, Newspapers, &c." Plus sheet music, most mid-19th century, many with nice lithographs (but all black-and-white). "Our Song of Liberty" (Millard); "The Cottage Round the Corner" (Kidder / Tucker); "We Never Can Forget it; or the Memories of Andersonville Prison Pens." (Tucker); "Festival March" (Fradel); Anxious Thoughts" (May / Trever); "Darling Mary of the Lea" (Miller / Parkhurst); "Open the Door Dear Arrah, For Me. From Arrah Na Pogue." (Kidder / Tucker); "The Whip-Poor-Will's Song" (Milalrd); "Our Darling Kate" (Mahon / Foster); "Love Let Us Cherish" (Kidder / Bradbury); and part of a book of music, pages 5 - 92, arranged for guitar. The sheet music is mostly on newsprint, and probably came from a periodical. There are two other sheets inthe collection that are not associated with the music, but both from Demorest's Monthly Magazine, which claims to have "Original sStories, Poems, Music, and Entertaining Literature by the most Eminent Authors." Many of the pieces likely obtained from Demorest's. The youngest of seven children of Dr. John and Mary Shutts Ransom Kennicott, Flint Kennicott was born 3 March 1848 at "The Grove," the nursery begun by his father. Dr. John Kennicott was the area's first physician and horticulturist, who established The Grove on a federal land grant in 1836, today a National Historic Landmark in Glenview, IL. Dr. John was a frequent contributro to the oldest farm magazine in Illinois, the Prairie Farmer, and a promoter of agriculture in Springfield. Never a good student, at 13, Flint went to work in the nursery run by his brother, Charley. A short time later, Flint began acting (the story is that he was inspired by Wild West Shows, but he was long out of the theater by the time these became popular in the mid-1880s). He traveled extensively with Katie Putnam's Comedy Company, Josie Booth's Company and the Breyers Company. Although unclear exactly when he started acting, he was certainly on the road by 1869. In 1873 in Lexington, KY, he met fellow actor Agnes Brannon. They married in October, and seem to have quit traveling shortly after this. In 1881, Flint, with his brother Amasa, started the Kennicott Brothers Comapny, the first floral wholesaler in the Midwest. Amasa ran The Grove; Flint ran the store. In 1889, they learned that they were selected as floral representatives at the World's Exposition of 1892, an indication of their success in less than a decades (and certainly a benefit for later business). He died suddenly in 1907 at the corner of Randolph St. and Michigan Ave. in Chicago, leaving his wife and three children. Condition: Plays very worn, as expected for working copies. Also with margin markings as expected. Sheet music very rough, mostly because the sheets are larger than 8.5 x 11 in., and apparently did not fit in any files. The edges are frayed with margin tears. They also have suffered being printed on lower quality paper.
Taylor, Tom. Our American Cousin. Printed in 1869. 12mo, plain paper wraps with manuscript title and "Property of Flint Kennicott." 45pp. Pencil marks by Dun's lines, apparently the part Kennicott played in this production. The play, of course, was the one Lincoln was watching when assassinated. The Drunkard: or, the Fallen Saved. A Moral Domestic Drama. Adapted by William H. Smith New York: Samuel French, Publisher, n.d., but ca. 1868. 12mo, printed paper wraps, 64pp. "Property of Flint Kennicott" on front wrap. Interesting label affixed to front just below this: "From McNally & Co. Packers, Forwarders, and General Jobbers of Books, Stationery, Cheap Publications, Newspapers, &c." Plus sheet music, most mid-19th century, many with nice lithographs (but all black-and-white). "Our Song of Liberty" (Millard); "The Cottage Round the Corner" (Kidder / Tucker); "We Never Can Forget it; or the Memories of Andersonville Prison Pens." (Tucker); "Festival March" (Fradel); Anxious Thoughts" (May / Trever); "Darling Mary of the Lea" (Miller / Parkhurst); "Open the Door Dear Arrah, For Me. From Arrah Na Pogue." (Kidder / Tucker); "The Whip-Poor-Will's Song" (Milalrd); "Our Darling Kate" (Mahon / Foster); "Love Let Us Cherish" (Kidder / Bradbury); and part of a book of music, pages 5 - 92, arranged for guitar. The sheet music is mostly on newsprint, and probably came from a periodical. There are two other sheets inthe collection that are not associated with the music, but both from Demorest's Monthly Magazine, which claims to have "Original sStories, Poems, Music, and Entertaining Literature by the most Eminent Authors." Many of the pieces likely obtained from Demorest's. The youngest of seven children of Dr. John and Mary Shutts Ransom Kennicott, Flint Kennicott was born 3 March 1848 at "The Grove," the nursery begun by his father. Dr. John Kennicott was the area's first physician and horticulturist, who established The Grove on a federal land grant in 1836, today a National Historic Landmark in Glenview, IL. Dr. John was a frequent contributro to the oldest farm magazine in Illinois, the Prairie Farmer, and a promoter of agriculture in Springfield. Never a good student, at 13, Flint went to work in the nursery run by his brother, Charley. A short time later, Flint began acting (the story is that he was inspired by Wild West Shows, but he was long out of the theater by the time these became popular in the mid-1880s). He traveled extensively with Katie Putnam's Comedy Company, Josie Booth's Company and the Breyers Company. Although unclear exactly when he started acting, he was certainly on the road by 1869. In 1873 in Lexington, KY, he met fellow actor Agnes Brannon. They married in October, and seem to have quit traveling shortly after this. In 1881, Flint, with his brother Amasa, started the Kennicott Brothers Comapny, the first floral wholesaler in the Midwest. Amasa ran The Grove; Flint ran the store. In 1889, they learned that they were selected as floral representatives at the World's Exposition of 1892, an indication of their success in less than a decades (and certainly a benefit for later business). He died suddenly in 1907 at the corner of Randolph St. and Michigan Ave. in Chicago, leaving his wife and three children. Condition: Plays very worn, as expected for working copies. Also with margin markings as expected. Sheet music very rough, mostly because the sheets are larger than 8.5 x 11 in., and apparently did not fit in any files. The edges are frayed with margin tears. They also have suffered being printed on lower quality paper.
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