| Ref No | CALB/BIO/F205509 |
| AltRefNo | F205509 |
| Collection | Calthrop Boucicault Collection |
| Title | Material relating to Josephine Louise Thorndyke, in particular her marriage to Dion Boucicault and her death |
| Date | 9.9.1885-10.12.1956 |
| Extent | 4 items |
| Description | Material relating to Josephine Louise Thorndyke, in particular her marriage to Dion Boucicault and her death. Item 1 -- certified copy of the marriage certificate of Dion Boucicault and Josephine Louise Thorndyke, who were married on 9th September, 1885, in Sydney, in the presence of A(rthur) S(mith) Bourcicault, L. M. Boucicault, and M. W. Boucicault, members of Arthur Bourcicault's family;. Item 2 -- photocopies of 2 letters, dated July 1894, from "J. Thorndyke Boucicault" to William Seymour (the originals are part of the William Seymour Correspondence in the Princeton University Library Theatre Collection);. Item 3 -- photostat of the certificate of death of Josephine Cheney, i.e. Josephine Louise Thorndyke Boucicault, who had remarried a Mr. Cheney; she died in Manhattan on 10th December 1956;. Item 4 -- a letter, dated March 21, 1962, from Samuel French Inc., Publishers, to Christopher Calthrop, passing on a request for information from a descendent of Dion Boucicault for information about Josephine Cheney; here it is claimed that Renee Boucicault (Rene Boucicault, an actress), was the daughter of Dion and Josephine (Louise) Boucicault, but other information suggests that she was in fact the daughter of Aubrey Boucicault and thus Dion Boucicault's granddaughter and therefore no blood relation to Josephine Louise; the letter also mentions that Josephine Cheney had had dealings with Samuel French, Inc., "in connection with the Dion Boucicault plays". |
| 21.3.1962 |
| Notes | Previous reference number: UKC/CALB/BIO/F205509 |
| Subject | Marriage Certificate |
| Death Certificate |
| Related Person | Thorndyke, Louise, Miss, 1862-1956 (third wife of Dion Boucicault) |
| Boucicault, Dion, (Dionysius Lardner), Mr., 1820-1890 |
| Bourcicault, Arthur Smith, Mr. |
| Boucicault, L. M. |
| Boucicault, M. W. |
| Ward, Edward Grant, Mr. (Registrar General, Sydney, New South Wales) |
| Seymour, William, Mr. |
| Cheney, Mr. |
| Boucicault, Rene, Miss, 1898?-1935 (daughter of Aubrey Boucicault) |
| Related Organisation | Registrar General's Office, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Theatre Collection, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library, United States of America |
| Bureau of Records and Statistics, Department of Health, City of New York, United States of America |
| Samuel French, Inc., Play Publishers and Authors' Representatives, New York |
| Category | Correspondence |
| transcripts |
| Access conditions | This material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU (specialcollections@kent.ac.uk). |
| Copyright | Material within the archive may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Special Collections & Archives staff will assist where possible in helping trace copyright holders, but it is ultimately the responsibility of users to obtain the permission of the copyright holder for reproduction of copyright material for uses other than research or private study. |
| Level | SubSeries |