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West Digges
West Digges (1720–1786) was an English actor who made his first stage appearance in Dublin in 1749 as Jaffier in ''Venice Preserv'd''; and both there and in Edinburgh until 1764 he acted in many tragic roles with success. He was the original "young Norval" in John Home's ''Douglas'' (1756). His first London appearance was as Cato at the Haymarket Theatre in 1777, and he afterwards played King Lear, Macbeth, Shylock and Wolsey. He was a friend and associate of James Boswell who much admired him. In 1781 he returned to Dublin and retired in 1784. The actress Fanny Fleming Fanny Fleming, afterwards Mrs. Stanley (c. 1796–1861), was an English actress. Life Fleming was born, according to Oxberry's ''Dramatic Chronology'', 31 October 1796, but more probably four years earlier. She is said to have been a granddaught ... was said to be a granddaughter. Notes English male stage actors 1720 births 1786 deaths 18th-century English male actors {{England-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
