Henry Vincent James Kemble; Fanny Kemble; Charles Kemble; Adelaide Kemble; John Mitchell Kemble Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Henry Vincent James Kemble; Fanny Kemble; Charles Kemble; Adelaide Kemble; John Mitchell Kemble NPG D22398

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Richard James Lane

The actor and theatre manager Charles Kemble conducted his career in the shadow of his acclaimed brother John Philip Kemble, and his legendary sister Sarah Siddons. He made his debut in the supporting role of Malcolm to his brother's Macbeth at Drury Lane in 1794. Unlike his siblings he acted in comedies as well as tragedies. He managed Covent Garden Theatre between 1822 and 1832; a difficult period when its best members, including the singer Catherine Stephens, were defecting to Drury Lane. Kemble's... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.

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