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See also:ANTHONY See also:ASTON (fl. 1712-1731) , See also:English actor and dramatist, began to be known on the See also:London See also:stage the earlyyears of. the 18th See also:century . He had tried the See also:law and other professions, which he finally 'abandoned for the See also:theatre . He had some success as . a dramatic author, See also:writing Love 'in a See also:Hurry, performed in See also:Dublin about 1709, and Pastore, or the Coy Shepherdess, an See also:opera (1712) . For many years he toured the English provinces with. his wife and son, producing pieces which he himself wrote, or medleys from various plays fitted together with songs and dialogues of his own . |
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