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Alexander Rae (1782–1820) was a British
Alexander Rae (1782–1820) was a British actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
and stage manager
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.Archer p.28 One of his first known appearances was in Bath
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in 1806. He made his London
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debut as Hamlet
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in 1812 at Drury Lane
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and went on to play Norval in ''Douglas
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'' and Hastings in ''Jane Shore
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'' amongst his many roles there. He was a Drury Lane regular until his death and initiated the role of Don Ordionio in Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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's ''Remorse
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'' in 1813. He played opposite Edmund Kean
Edmund Kean (4 November 178715 May 1833) was a British Shakespearean actor, who performed, among other places, in London, Belfast, New York, Quebec, and Paris. He was known for his short stature, tumultuous personal life, and controversial div ...
as Othello to his Iago in ''Othello
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'' and Bassiano to his Shylock in ''The Merchant of Venice
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''. He succeeded James Grant Raymond as manager at Drury Lane. However, his allegedly dissipated lifestyle led to him quitting Drury Lane in 1820 and taking over the actor-managership of the Royalty Theatre, Wellclose Square
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in Whitechapel
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, where he struggled. Following an operation for a bladder stone
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the same year, he died of complications.
Selected roles
* Don Ordiono in ''Remorse
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'' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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(1813)
* Fortescue in '' First Impressions'' by Horace Smith (1813)
* Count Conenberg in '' The Woodmans's Hut'' by Samuel Arnold (1814)
* John of Lorne in ''The Family Legend
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'' by Joanna Baillie
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(1815)
* De Zelos in ''Manuel
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'' by Charles Maturin
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(1817)
* Rashleigh Osbaldiston in '' Rob Roy'' by George Soane
George Soane (1790–1860) was an English writer and dramatist.
Life
The younger son of John Soane
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(1818)
* Ruthven in ''David Rizzio
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'' by Ralph Hamilton (1820)
References
Bibliography
* Archer, Stephen M. ''Junius Brutus Booth: Theatrical Prometheus''. SIU Press, 2010. * Kahan, Jeffrey. ''The Cult of Kean''. Routledge, 2017. 19th-century British people 19th-century English male actors 19th-century British male actors 1782 births 1820 deaths Male actors from London {{UK-stage-actor-stub