Charles Charrington Martin (1854 – 1926), often known as Charles Charrington, but at times as Charles Martin, was a

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actor and barrister. Charrington studied law at the

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, and became a barrister. He also worked as an actor, and married

Janet Achurch Janet Achurch (17 January 1863 – 11 September 1916) was an English stage actress and actor-manager. She made her London debut in 1883. She played many Shakespearean roles, but is best known as a pioneer of major roles in the works of Ibsen a ...

, who worked in the profession. In 1889, they took over the management of the

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, putting on and performing in the first professional English language production of

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's play, ''

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''. Charrington also became politically active, standing for the Progressive Party in the

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, and for the Chelsea Vestry in 1899. Charrington joined the

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in 1895, and served on its executive committee from 1899 until 1904. That year, he moved away from London to focus his time on acting, but in 1907 he returned. Charrington was married to

. They played together in

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which toured Australia in 1890.

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* Janet Achurch and Charles Charrington Correspondence. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. {{DEFAULTSORT:Charrington, Charles 1854 births 1926 deaths Alumni of the University of Cambridge British actors British barristers Members of the Fabian Society Progressive Party (London) politicians