Thomas Robson (1737–1813) was a British stage actor and singer. Born as Thomas Robson Brownhill in
Hull
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in 1737, he began his career in provincial theatre appearing in
Norwich in the late 1760s. In 1769 he was at the
Richmond Theatre and the following year made his London debut at the
Theatre Royal, Haymarket then under the management of
Samuel Foote. He originated roles of several of Foote's new farces, and also appeared the
Orchard Street Theatre in
Bath
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and the
Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin over the next few years. In 1776 he joined the company of the
Theatre Royal, Covent Garden and remained there until 1782, appearing in over a hundred roles. His last known roles in London were at the Haymarket in 1784.
Later in life he was a driving force behind the construction of the
Theatre Royal, Margate
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from 1786 to provide entertainment for the growing
Kent coastal town. He died in
Richmond, Surrey in 1813 according to ''
The Gentleman's Magazine''.
[Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.49=50]
Selected roles
* Colonel Secret in ''
The Lame Lover'' by
Samuel Foote (1770)
* Achates in ''
Dido'' by
Thomas Bridges (1771)
* Harcourt in ''
Percy'' by
Hannah More (1777)
* Courtall in ''
The Belle's Stratagem'' by
Hannah Cowley Hannah Cowley may refer to:
*Hannah Cowley (writer)
Hannah Cowley (14 March 1743 – 11 March 1809) was an English playwright and poet. Although Cowley's plays and poetry did not enjoy wide popularity after the 19th century, critic Melinda Finb ...
(1780)
References
Bibliography
* Highfill, Philip H, Burnim, Kalman A. & Langhans, Edward A. ''A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers & Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660–1800, Volume 13''. SIU Press, 1993.
* Straub, Kristina, G. Anderson, Misty and O'Quinn, Daniel . ''The Routledge Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama''. Taylor & Francis, 2017.
18th-century English people
English male stage actors
18th-century English male actors
18th-century British male actors
1737 births
1813 deaths
Male actors from Kingston upon Hull
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