Fanny Kemble and Charles Kemble: As Canadians Saw Them in 1833

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Fanny Kemble and Charles Kemble: As Canadians Saw Them in 1833
Abstract
A study of the Canada "busman's holiday" tour of British actors Fanny Kemble (1809-1893) and her father Charles Kemble (1775-1854) in July and August of 1833, based on contemporary newspaper reviews in Montreal and Quebec City. The reviews suggests what the visit was like and how Canadians received the two stars. Fanny Kemble was the first major British actress to perform in North America. The author points out that it was family ties that took the Kemble's to Montreal and Quebec City, where Vincent DeCamp, an actor-manager whose sister Maria Theresa married Charles Kemble in 1806, had leased the Theatres Royal in Montreal and Quebec City. DeCamp organized a family reunion when he invited his famous niece and his brother-in-law to the Canadian theatres. Travelling with Fanny as her wardrobe mistress was her beloved Aunt Dall, Adelaide DeCamp. Another DeCamp sister was also enlisted into the company in the person of Sophia. She was the wife of Frederick Brown, who was the first manager of Montreal's Theatre Royal in 1825-26.
Publication
Theatre Research in Canada/Recherches théâtrales au Canada
Volume
Vol. 5
Issue
no. 2
Pages
115-131
Date
Fall 1984
Language
en
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Citation
Bains, Yashdip Singh, and Norma Jenckes. “Fanny Kemble and Charles Kemble: As Canadians Saw Them in 1833.” Theatre Research in Canada/Recherches théâtrales au Canada Vol. 5, no. 2 (Fall 1984): 115–131. https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/tric/article/view/7436/8495.
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