NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Ayrton, William, 1777-1858 NRA: Ayrton, William (1777-1858) Musical Writer DNB: Ayrton, William (1777-1858), impresario and writer LBT ID: WiAyrto1858 VIAF ID: 39166330 LOC ID: no2007123056 | B/BAP: 1777-02-24 DIED: 1858-05-08 |
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A founding member of the Philharmonic Society and manager of the Italian opera at the
King's Theatre; he wrote for the Morning Chronicle and the Examiner. | |
CORRESPONDENCE OF William Ayrton: Charles Lamb to William Ayrton, 12 May 1817 in The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb. Letters (London: Methuen and Co., 1905) Charles Lamb to William Ayrton, [27 October 1821] in The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb. Letters (London: Methuen and Co., 1905) Charles Lamb to William Ayrton, 14 March 1830 in The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb. Letters (London: Methuen and Co., 1905) |