Cartoon, Wilson Barrett, actor, manager and playwright

Cartoon, Wilson Barrett (William Henry Barrett; 1846-1904), actor, theatre manager and playwright -- When you next advertise the virtues of the actor, Mr Wilson Barrett, be sure you don't get out of your depth! The Silver King refers to his melodramatic play production at the Princess's Theatre, London, in which he played the role of Wilfred Denver. He had recently given an after-dinner speech at a Theatrical Fund charity dinner, and perhaps gone a little too far on the subject of morality

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