b. 28 October 1799. d. 20 March 1889. Nationality: English.
Actor and playwright. Co-founder of the Dramatic Authors Society. Lectured on Shakespeare.
Contributed to *Weekly Dispatch*. Author of several plays including *Joan of Arc,
the Maid of Orleans* (1841) and *The Players: or, The Stage of Life* (1847). Biographical
information: *At the Circulating Library*, *Curran Index*. (SP, CC)