Thomas Hollingsworth (1748-1814) was a British stage actor. Born to a house servant at Covent Garden, following the death of his father he was mentored by the actor Joseph Younger. Hollingsworth first acted at Covent Garden and later joined

Richard Brinsley Sheridan Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan (30 October 17517 July 1816) was an Irish satirist, a politician, a playwright, poet, and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. He is known for his plays such as '' The Rivals'', '' The ...

's company at Drury Lane appearing in numerous roles between 1787 and 1804. He was also acted in various provincial theatres.Cox and Garner p.420

Selected roles

* Taffy in '' The Welsh Heiress'' by Edward Jerningham (1795) * Mr Quake in ''

Knave or Not? ''Knave or Not?'' is a 1798 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Holcroft. The original Drury Lane cast included John Palmer as Monsrose, Richard Wroughton as Sir Guy Taunton, Richard Suett as Sir Job Ferment, Ralph Wewitzer as Mr Taunton, ...

'' by

Thomas Holcroft Thomas Holcroft (10 December 174523 March 1809) was an English dramatist, miscellanist, poet and translator. He was sympathetic to the early ideas of the French Revolution and helped Thomas Paine to publish the first part of ''The Rights of Ma ...

(1798) * Squeez'em in ''

The East Indian ''The East Indian'' is a 1799 comedy play by the British writer Matthew Lewis. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 22 April 1799. It was partly inspired by characters from Frances Burney's ''Cecilia'' while the playbill advertised it ...

'' by Matthew Lewis (1799) * Robert in '' Hear Both Sides'' by

(1803)

References

Bibliography

* Cox, Jeffrey N. & Gamer, Michael. ''The Broadview Anthology of Romantic Drama''. Broadview Press, 2003. English male stage actors British male stage actors 18th-century English male actors 18th-century British male actors 19th-century English male actors 19th-century British male actors Male actors from London 1748 births 1814 deaths {{UK-actor-stub