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EDWIN, JOHN (17491790) , English
minor parts; and at Bath in 1768 he formed a connexion with a Mrs Walmsley, a milliner
appearance was at the Haymarket in 1776 asFlaw in Samuel
leading actor. In 1779 he was at Covent Garden , and played there or at the Haymarket until his death on the 31st of October1790. Ascribed to him are The Last Legacy of John Edwin, 178o; Edwin's Jests and Edwin's Pills to Purge Melancholy. His son, JOHN EDWIN (1768-1805), made a first appearance on the stage at the Haymarket. as Hengo in Beaumont and Fletcher's Bonduca in 1778, and from that time acted frequently with his father, and managed the private theatricals organized by his intimate friend Lord Barrymore at Wargrave, Berks. In 1791 he married Elizabeth Rebecca Richards
February
Drury
Lane company (then playing, on account of the fire of 1809, at the Lyceum), and took all the leading characters in the comedies of the day. She died on the 3rd of August 1854.End of Article: EDWIN, JOHN (17491790) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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