John Bernard (1756 in Portsmouth, England – 29 November 1828 in London)Franklin Graham (1902) ''Histrionic Montreal: Annals of the Montreal stage, with biographical and critical notices of the plays and players of a century'', John Lovell & Son, Montreal was an English actor and biographer. He was the author of ''Retrospections of the Stage'' (1830) and ''Retrospections of America, 1797-1811''.John Bernard (1830) ''Retrospections of the Stage'' Vol. 1, H. Colburn and R. Bentley, London He acted in a number of plays with Mary Ann Duff.Joseph Norton Ireland (1882) ''Mrs. Duff'', James R. Osgood and Co., Boston His son,

William Bayle Bernard William Bayle Bernard (27 November 1807 – 5 August 1875), often referred to as "Bayle Bernard", was a well-known American-born London playwright and drama critic. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of English comic actor John Bernard, he c ...

, was a playwright and critic, and edited editions of his ''Retrospections''.

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''Retrospections of the Stage'' Volume 1 (Google Books)''Retrospections of the Stage'' Vol. 2 (Internet Archive)''Retrospections of America, 1797-1811'' (Google Books)
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