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See also: English actor, of Scottish descent, was See also: born in See also: London
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He made his first appearance on the stage at See also: Bath on the 6th of See also: October 1772 as See also: Hamlet
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His success in this and other Shakespearian parts led to his being called the " Bath Roscius." He had See also: great difficulty in getting a London engagement, but finally appeared at the Haymarket in 1777 as Shylock, and his success was a source of considerable profit to Colman, the manager
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Sheridan then engaged him to See also: play at See also: Drury Lane, where he remained for two years
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When the companies joined forces he went to Covent Garden, appearing as See also: Richard III. in 1778, and creating See also: original parts in many of the plays of See also: Cumberland, See also: Shirley, See also: Jephson and others
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His last appearance was in 1785 as Horatius in The See also: Roman See also: Father, and he died on the 25th of See also: November of that See also: year and was buried in See also: Westminster Abbey
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See also: Garrick was very jealous of See also: Henderson, and the latter's power of See also: mimicry separated him also from Colman, but he was always gratefully remembered by Mrs
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See also: Siddons and others of his profession whom he had encouraged
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He was a close friend of Gainsborough, who painted his portrait, as did also See also: Stewart and Romney
.
He was co-author of Sheridan and Henderson's
See also: Practical Method of See also: Reading and Writing English See also: Poetry
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