Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 43Leslie Stephen Macmillan, 1895 - Great Britain |
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... appeared in the provincial theatres . Of his many parts the best was Teague in the Committee and Major O'Flaherty in the West Indian , ' and he was already popular when he made his London début at Covent Garden in 1774 . He was admitted ...
... appeared in the provincial theatres . Of his many parts the best was Teague in the Committee and Major O'Flaherty in the West Indian , ' and he was already popular when he made his London début at Covent Garden in 1774 . He was admitted ...
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... appearance in a malthouse in Edgware his indentures were in 1802 cancelled , and he appeared under Jerrold , at the Watford theatre , as Antonio in the Merchant of Venice . ' A performance of Dan in ' John Bull ' revealed some talent in ...
... appearance in a malthouse in Edgware his indentures were in 1802 cancelled , and he appeared under Jerrold , at the Watford theatre , as Antonio in the Merchant of Venice . ' A performance of Dan in ' John Bull ' revealed some talent in ...
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... appeared in a piece by Henry Siddons , called ' The Russian Impostor , ' in which he made a success . He was then engaged for the Lyceum by Arnold , at a salary rising from 77. to 91. An engage ment at Drury Lane followed , and he ...
... appeared in a piece by Henry Siddons , called ' The Russian Impostor , ' in which he made a success . He was then engaged for the Lyceum by Arnold , at a salary rising from 77. to 91. An engage ment at Drury Lane followed , and he ...
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... appearing principally in burlesque , and winning a reputation as a comic dancer , but taking occasional parts in ... appeared at never printed . Duncombe's collection gives the private theatre in Rawstorne Street as ' The Actress of ...
... appearing principally in burlesque , and winning a reputation as a comic dancer , but taking occasional parts in ... appeared at never printed . Duncombe's collection gives the private theatre in Rawstorne Street as ' The Actress of ...
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... appeared in Tinsley's Magazine in March , 1874 ; Academy , 1877 , ii . 194 ; Athenæum , 1877 , i . 258 ; Walford's Men of the Time , 9th edit .; Annual Register , 1877 , ii . 138 ; English Cyclopædia , London , 1857 , vol . iv . col ...
... appeared in Tinsley's Magazine in March , 1874 ; Academy , 1877 , ii . 194 ; Athenæum , 1877 , i . 258 ; Walford's Men of the Time , 9th edit .; Annual Register , 1877 , ii . 138 ; English Cyclopædia , London , 1857 , vol . iv . col ...
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