Francis Gentleman (23 October 1728 - 21 December 1784) was an
Irish actor, poet, and dramatic writer of 18th century.
He wrote several plays, dramatic works, poems and edited
Shakspeare's plays for the stage.
Biography
Born at York St.,
Dublin
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, Ireland, on 23 October 1728. He received his education in Dublin and served in
army
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till dismissed in 1748. Later, he indulged his inclination for the stage appearing in Dublin,
London
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,
Edinburgh
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, and many more. He first appeared in
Thomas Southerne
Thomas Southerne (12 February 166026 May 1746) was an Irish dramatist.
Biography
Thomas Southerne, born on 12 February 1660, in Oxmantown, near Dublin, was an Irish dramatist. He was the son of Francis Southerne (a Dublin brewer) and Margare ...
's stage play ''
Oroonoko'' – in the character of ''Aboan''. He started his career of writing for the stage in England, notably, tragic works like ''Sejanus'' and ''The Sultan of Love and Fame''; and comedies like ''The Modish Wife'' and ''The Tobacconist''. He died at the age of 56 on 21 December 1784.
Selected works
* ''Sejanus'' (1751)
* ''Narcissa and Eliza'' (175
* ''A Trip to the Moon'' (1765)
* ''The Sultan of Love and Fame'' (1770)
* ''The Modish Wife'' (1773)
* ''The Dramatic Censor'' (1770)
* ''The Censor'' (1770)
* ''Tobacconist'' (1771)
References
External links
Francis Gentleman 1812 Chalmers Biography at Words From Old Books
1878 Compendium of Irish Biography, at Library Ireland
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1728 births
1784 deaths
Irish male poets
18th-century Irish poets
Irish male dramatists and playwrights
18th-century Irish dramatists and playwrights
18th-century Irish male writers
Irish male stage actors
18th-century Irish male actors
Male actors from Dublin (city)
Irish emigrants to Kingdom of Great Britain