Stars of the Stage

Angelica Catalani (1780 – 1849)

The famous Italian opera singer was already a huge star when she came to England in 1806, where she reigned as an unrivalled prima...

Joseph Grimaldi (1778 – 1837)

Son of the ballet master at Drury Lane and a ballet dancer, Grimaldi was a celebrated clown and master of the art of pantomime...

Dorothea Jordon (1761 – 1816)

Born Dorothea Bland, she assumed the name of Mrs. Jordan when she became an actress. (There was no Mr. Jordan; she never married. It...

Edmund Kean (1787 – 1833)

The son of an actress, Kean was a troublesome child and eventually went (or was sent) to sea as a cabin boy. He hated...

John Philip Kemble (1757 – 1823)

Brother to the famous Sarah Siddons, Kemble was an actor whose talent was reputed to be second only to his sister. He joined the...

Sarah Siddons (1755 – 1831)

Born as Sarah Kemble into a family of actors, she became the greatest tragedienne of the late 18th and early 19th centuries as Mrs....

 

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