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William Farren (13 May 1786 – 24 September 1861), English actor, was born the son of an actor (b. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works 1725) of the same name, who played leading roles from 1784 to 1795 at Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. WikipediaWikiProject Opera --> The Royal Opera House is an Opera house and major performing

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Life

Raised on Gower Street in London, he was raised in comparative affluence, supported not only by his father's wealth but also by a large gift from surgeon Percival Pott. Gower Street is a street in Bloomsbury, Central London, England, running between Euston Road to the north and Montague Place London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Percivall Pott ( January 6, 1714 &ndash December 22, 1788, London, England) was an English surgeon, one of [1] He attended school in Soho and may have apprenticed as an attorney in Wolverhampton; by 1806, however, he had joined his brother Percy's troupe in Plymouth. This article is about an area of Manhattan, New York City. For the area in London UK see Soho. Plymouth ( is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England about south west of London. [2] His first appearance on the stage was at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth in Charles Macklin's Love à la mode. The Theatre Royal in Plymouth is a major producing and receiving house consisting of a large main auditorium housing west end Musicals, Opera and Ballet Charles Macklin ( September 26, 1690 &ndash July 11, 1797) originally Cathal MacLochlainn was an actor and dramatist born in Culdaff a village From the beginning he specialized in comic old men and Irish parts. A decade of provincial apprenticeship followed in southern England and in Dublin (where he married); his first roles included Adam Contest in Elizabeth Inchbald's The Wedding Day and Lovegold in Henry Fielding's translation of Moliere's The Miser; however, his name is associated with a wide variety of roles. Elizabeth Inchbald, née Simpson (1753 - 1821 was an English novelist actress and dramatist Henry Fielding ( April 22, 1707 &ndash October 8, 1754) was an English Novelist and Dramatist known for his Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, also known by his Stage name, Molière, ( January 15, 1622 – February 17 1673) was a French L'Avare is a 1668 five-act satirical Comedy by French playwright Molière. [3]

His first London appearance was in 1818 at Covent Garden as Sir Peter Teazle (in Sheridan's The School for Scandal), a part with which his name was always associated: he was an instant popular and critical success. Richard Brinsley Sheridan (30 October 1751 &ndash 7 July 1816 was an Irish playwright and Whig Statesman. The School for Scandal is a Comedy of manners written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. He succeeded also in Colman and Garrick's The Clandestine Marriage. George Colman (April 1732 - 14 August 1794) was an English Dramatist and Essayist, usually called " the Elder David Garrick (born 19 February 1717 in Hereford &ndash 20 January 1779) was an English Actor, Playwright, The Clandestine Marriage is a Comedy by George Colman the Elder and David Garrick, first performed in 1766 at Drury Lane [4]

He played at Covent Garden every winter until 1828, and began in 1824 a series of summer engagements at the Haymarket which also lasted some years. Haymarket Theatre (Leicester|Her Majesty's Theatre The Theatre Royal Haymarket or Haymarket Theatre or the Little Theatre is a West End theatre in [5] At these two theatres he played an immense variety of comedic characters. After 1821, he separated from his first wife and began living with Harriet Elizabeth Savill, who was at the time married to John Saville Faucit. After an unsuccessful attempt to annul the marriage, Farren and Savill lived together under common law marriage, though they did not marry formally until Saville's death in 1853. Annulment in the Catholic Church See also Annulment (Catholic Church In the Roman Catholic Church, a marriage is considered to be a valid contract Common law refers to law and the corresponding legal system developed through decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive Farren and his brother played important roles in training Savill's daughter, Helen Faucit, for her successful acting career.

From 1828 until 1837 he was at Drury Lane, where he essayed a wider range of characters, including Polonius and Caesar. The Theatre Royal Drury Lane is a West End theatre in Covent Garden, in the City of Westminster, a borough of London. Polonius is a character from William Shakespeare 's Hamlet. The character is best known for uttering the immortal words "To thine own self be true" He was again at Covent Garden for a few years, where he continued to expand his repertoire. Apart from an unsuccessful turn as Shylock, he attempted female roles such as Meg Merrilies in a dramatization of Scott's Guy Mannering. Shylock is a central character in Shakespeare 's The Merchant of Venice who famously demanded a pound of flesh from the title character Sir Walter Scott 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 &ndash 21 September 1832 was a prolific Scottish Historical novelist and Poet popular throughout Guy Mannering or The Astrologer is a Novel by Sir Walter Scott, published anonymously in 1815. [6]

In fall of 1837 he joined the troupe run by Lucia Elizabeth Vestris at the Olympic Theatre, and he stayed with Vestris during her management of Covent Garden, ending in 1842. Lucia Elizabeth Vestris (January 1797 &ndash 8 August 1856) was an English actress. The Olympic Theatre, sometimes known as the Royal Olympic Theatre, was a 19th-century London theatre, opened in 1806 and located at the junction of His most notable new role during this period was as Lord Ogelby in Dion Boucicault's London Assurance. Dionysius Lardner Boursiquot (born December 26, circa 1820 &ndash died September 18, 1890) was an Irish Actor and Playwright [7]

He next joined Benjamin Webster at the Haymarket as stage-manager as well as actor. Benjamin Nottingham Webster ( 3 September, 1797 - 3 July, 1882) was an English Actor, theatre manager and Dramatic Now nearly sixty, he succeeded in two notable old-men roles by Mark Lemon: the title characters in Grandfather Whitehead and Old Parr. Mark Lemon ( 30 November 1809 &ndash 23 May 1870) was founding editor of both Punch and The Field His performance as Thomas Parr was praised by The Times as a breakthrough in English acting. Thomas Parr may refer to Old Tom Parr Sir Thomas Parr, 16th century English courtier and father of Queen Katherine Parr sixth wife of Henry The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. He was performing in that role in 1843 when he suffered an on-stage stroke. [8] He was, however, able to reappear the following year, and he remained at the Haymarket ten years more, though his acting never again reached its former level; Edward Dutton Cook recalls an 1851 performance in which Farren, though "acting admirably," did not utter a single intelligible word. Edward Dutton Cook ( January 30, 1829 - September 11, 1883) English dramatic Critic and Author. [9]

For a time he managed the Strand, and between 1850 and 1853, was lessee of the Olympic. Aldwych was also home to the later Strand Theatre The Royal Strand Theatre was located in the Strand in the City of Westminster During his later years he confined himself to parts portraying old men, in which he was unrivalled. In 1855 he made his final appearance at the Haymarket, as Lord Ogleby in a scene from the Clandestine Marriage.

With Faucit, he left two sons, Henry (1826-1860) and William (1825-1908), both actors. The former was the father of Nellie Farren, long famous for boy's parts in Gaiety musical burlesques, in the days of Edward Terry and Fred Leslie. Nellie Farren (1848 &ndash April 29 1904) was an English Actress and singer best known for her roles as the "principal boy" in burlesques The Gaiety Theatre London was a West End theatre in the City of Westminster, located on Aldwych at the eastern end of the Strand. Edward O'Connor Terry (1844&ndash1912 English Actor, was born in London, allegedly the illegitimate son of Feargus O'Connor, Irish Chartist Frederick George Hobson, known as Fred Leslie (1 April 1855 &ndash 7 December 1892 was an English Actor, singer comedian and dramatist As Jack Sheppard, and in similar roles, she had a unique position at the Gaiety, and was an unrivalled public favourite. In 1892 her health failed, and her retirement, coupled with Fred Leslie's death, brought to an end the type of Gaiety burlesque associated with them.

Art and reputation

In the types of characters he favored, "crusty old bachelors, jealous old husbands, stormy fathers, worrying uncles, or ancient fops with ghastly pretensions to amiability" (as Lewes described them), he was among the most highly-regarded actors of his time. George Henry Lewes (18 April 1817&ndash28 November 1878 was an English Philosopher, literary and theatre critic His performances were known for their polish and subtlety; in more sentimental roles, such as Old Parr, he was able to mix sentiment with cool irony. He was at home in Augustan and other eighteenth century roles, but he is not remembered as a Shakespearian actor. Macready remembered him as justly famous for "studious correctness," but described him as second to William Dowton and Joseph Munden in "the rich quality of humor. William Charles Macready ( March 3, 1793 - April 27, 1873) English Actor, was born in London, and educated at Joseph Shepherd Munden ( 1758 - February 6, 1832) English Actor, was the son of a London Poulterer, and ran "[10] William Hazlitt praised the conservatism of his style in the older plays. William Hazlitt ( 10 April 1778 &ndash 18 September 1830) was an English Writer remembered for his humanistic Essays and Leigh Hunt disagreed, disparaging Farren in favor of Dowton as Anthony Absolute (Sheridan's The Rivals). James Henry Leigh Hunt ( October 19, 1784 &ndash August 28, 1859) was an English critic essayist poet and writer The Rivals, a play by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, is a Comedy of manners in five acts Even Hunt, though, acknowledged Farren's exceptional self-possession. [11] Writing in The Times in 1855, Henry Morley called Farren "one of the most finished actors by whom the stage has been adorned in the present century. Henry Morley ( 15 September 1822 - 1894 Writer on English literature son of an Apothecary, was born in Hatton Garden, " Writing after the actor's death, John Westland Marston recalls that the actor excelled in portraying "the vanity, the self-love, the inconsistency, and now and then the redeeming good-feeling of wordly, well-bred people, and occasionally the credulous faith of simple, guileless people. John Westland Marston (1819&ndash1890 was an English Dramatist. "[12]

Notes

  1. ^ Carlisle.
  2. ^ Adams 493.
  3. ^ Carlisle.
  4. ^ Hazlitt 500.
  5. ^ Adams 493.
  6. ^ Adams 493.
  7. ^ Walsh 24.
  8. ^ Sanders 242.
  9. ^ Cook 251.
  10. ^ Macready 130.
  11. ^ Hunt 203.
  12. ^ Marston 160.

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