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Contributor	Captain Henry Robert Addison
Other Names	Captain Addison
Gender	Male
Nationality	English
Date of Birth	1805
Date of Death	1876
Functions	Playwright
Notes	Erroneously called Captain Addison, was born in Calcutta. He became a cornet in the 2nd Dragoon Guards on 12 July 1827, and was promoted to lieutenant on 15 March 1831, which rank he held until 21 June 1833, when he was placed on half pay. He began writing for the stage in 1830 and was the author of about sixty dramas and farces. He was lessee of Queen's Theatre, London from August 1836 to 1837.
Events	Date Function Contributor Organisation
	Jessie, the Flower of Dunblane; or, "Weel May the Keel Row", Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 9 October 1837
	Playwright Jessie, the Flower of Dunblane; or, "Weel May the Keel Row", Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 9 October 1837
	Mrs Sarah Levey [sole entrepreneur] Jessie, the Flower of Dunblane; or, "Weel May the Keel Row", Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 9 October 1837
Works	Jessie, the Flower of Dunblane; or, "Weel May the Keel Row"
Data Set	AusStage
Contributor Identifier	518960

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