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Henry Robert Addison
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Other Names |
Captain Addison
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Nationality |
English |
Date of Birth |
1805 |
Date of Death |
1876 |
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Playwright
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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. |
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518960 |
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