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Charles Mathews, the Glossary

Charles Mathews (28 June 1776, London – 28 June 1835, Devonport) was an English theatre manager and comic actor, well known during his time for his gift of impersonation and skill at table entertainment.^[1]

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19th-century English comedians
Comedians from Devon
English impressionists (entertainers)
Male actors from Devon

Actor

An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a production.

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Adelphi Theatre

The Adelphi Theatre is a West End theatre, located on the Strand in the City of Westminster, central London.

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African Americans

African Americans, also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa.

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African Grove

The African Grove Theatre opened in New York City in 1821.

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Alfred Jingle

Alfred Jingle is a fictional character who appears in the 1837 novel The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens.

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Apprenticeship

Apprenticeship is a system for training a new generation of practitioners of a trade or profession with on-the-job training and often some accompanying study (classroom work and reading).

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Blackface

Blackface is the practice of performers using burnt cork or theatrical makeup to portray a caricature of black people on stage or in entertainment.

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Brother Jonathan

Brother Jonathan is the personification of New England.

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Charles Dickens

Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English novelist, journalist, short story writer and social critic.

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Charles James Mathews

Charles James Mathews (26 December 1803 – 24 June 1878) was a British actor. Charles Mathews and Charles James Mathews are 19th-century English male actors and actor-managers.

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Comics

a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information.

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Crown (British coin)

The British crown was a denomination of sterling coinage worth of one pound, or 5 shillings, or 60 (old) pence.

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Demographics of New England

According to the 2018 American Community Survey, New England had an estimated population of 14,853,290, of which 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female.

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Devonport, Plymouth

Devonport, formerly named Plymouth Dock or just Dock, is a district of Plymouth in the English county of Devon, although it was, at one time, the more important settlement.

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Dublin

Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland and also the largest city by size on the island of Ireland.

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Eastern Michigan University

Eastern Michigan University (EMU, EMich, Eastern Michigan or simply Eastern), is a public research university in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

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Education (play)

Education is an 1813 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Morton.

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Edwin G. Burrows

Edwin G. "Ted" Burrows (May 15, 1943 – May 4, 2018) was a Distinguished Professor of History at Brooklyn College.

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Eliza Kirkham Mathews

Eliza Kirkham Mathews (born Eliza Kirkham Strong; 17 January 1772 17 January 1802) was a British novelist and poet.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Errors Excepted

Errors Excepted is an 1807 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Dibdin.

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Fazio (play)

Fazio is a tragedy by the British writer Henry Hart Milman.

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Five Miles Off

Five Miles Off is an 1806 comedy play by the British writer Thomas Dibdin.

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Frances Maria Kelly

Frances Maria Kelly (15 October 1790, Brighton – 6 December 1882), also known as Fanny, was an English actress and singer.

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Francis Ludlow Holt

Francis Ludlow Holt (1780 – 29 September 1844) was a legal and dramatic author.

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Frederick Henry Yates

Frederick Henry Yates (4 February 1797 – 21 June 1842) was an English actor and theatre manager. Charles Mathews and Frederick Henry Yates are 19th-century English male actors.

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Garrick Club

The Garrick Club is a private members' club in London, founded in 1831.

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George IV

George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death in 1830.

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Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898

Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 is a non-fiction book by historians Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace.

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Grieving's a Folly

Grieving's a Folly is an 1809 comedy play by the British writer Richard Leigh.

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Guilty or Not Guilty (play)

Guilty or Not Guilty is an 1804 comedy play by the British author Thomas Dibdin.

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Guinea (coin)

The guinea (commonly abbreviated gn., or gns. in plural) was a coin, minted in Great Britain between 1663 and 1814, that contained approximately one-quarter of an ounce of gold.

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Henry Hart Milman

Henry Hart Milman (10 February 1791 – 24 September 1868) was an English historian and ecclesiastic.

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Impressionist (entertainment)

An impressionist or a mimic is a performer whose act consists of imitating sounds, voices and mannerisms of celebrities and cartoon characters.

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Improvisation

Improvisation, often shortened to improv, is the activity of making or doing something not planned beforehand, using whatever can be found.

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Indenture

An indenture is a legal contract that reflects or covers a debt or purchase obligation.

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James Hewlett (actor)

James Hewlett (fl. 1821 – 1849) was an African-American actor.

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John Braham (tenor)

John Braham (– 17 February 1856) was an English tenor opera singer born in London.

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John Neal (writer)

John Neal (August 25, 1793 – June 20, 1876) was an American writer, critic, editor, lecturer, and activist.

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John Philip Kemble

John Philip Kemble (1 February 1757 – 26 February 1823) was a British actor. Charles Mathews and John Philip Kemble are 19th-century English male actors and actor-managers.

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Leigh Hunt

James Henry Leigh Hunt (19 October 178428 August 1859), best known as Leigh Hunt, was an English critic, essayist and poet.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Lyceum Theatre, London

The Lyceum Theatre is a West End theatre located in the City of Westminster, on Wellington Street, just off the Strand in central London.

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Marianne Chambers

Marianne Chambers (fl. 1799-1811 or 1812) was an English playwright.

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Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood

Merchant Taylors' School is an 11–18 boys public day school, founded in 1561 in London.

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Methodism

Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christian tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley.

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Mike Wallace (historian)

Mike Wallace (born July 22, 1942) is an American historian.

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Monopolylogue

A monopolylogue is a form of entertainment in which one actor plays many characters.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Pharmacist

A pharmacist, also known as a chemist in Commonwealth English, is a healthcare professional who is knowledgeable about preparation, mechanism of action, clinical usage and legislation of medications in order to dispense them safely to the public and to provide consultancy services.

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Plymouth

Plymouth is a port city and unitary authority in Devon, South West England.

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Printer (publishing)

In publishing, printers are both companies providing printing services and individuals who directly operate printing presses.

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Quick-change (performance)

Quick-change is a performance style where a performer (often, a magician) changes quickly, usually within seconds, from one costume into another.

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Recitation

A recitation in a general sense is the act of reciting from memory, or a formal reading of verse or other writing before an audience.

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Rembrandt Peale

Rembrandt Peale (February 22, 1778 – October 3, 1860) was an American artist and museum keeper.

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Richard Cumberland (dramatist)

Richard Cumberland (19 February 1731/2 – 7 May 1811) was an English dramatist and civil servant.

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Richmond Theatre (Surrey)

The Richmond Theatre was a theatre located in Richmond, Surrey, England.

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Robert William Elliston

Robert William Elliston (7 April 1774 – 7 July 1831) was an English actor and theatre manager. Charles Mathews and Robert William Elliston are 19th-century English male actors.

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Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon

Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon (Shirley; 24 August 1707 – 17 June 1791) was an English Methodist leader who played a prominent part in the religious revival of the 18th century and the Methodist movement in England and Wales.

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Slavery

Slavery is the ownership of a person as property, especially in regards to their labour.

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Solo performance

A solo performance, sometimes referred to as a one-man show, one-woman show, or one-person show, features a single person telling a story for an audience, typically for the purpose of entertainment.

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Spirituals

Spirituals (also known as Negro spirituals, African American spirituals, Black spirituals, or spiritual music) is a genre of Christian music that is associated with African Americans, which merged varied African cultural influences with the experiences of being held in bondage in slavery, at first during the transatlantic slave trade and for centuries afterwards, through the domestic slave trade.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Mathews

Also known as Charles Mathews the elder, Charles Matthews (1776-1835), Mathews, Charles.

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See also

19th-century English comedians

Comedians from Devon

English impressionists (entertainers)

Male actors from Devon

References