Charles Kemble

After returning to England in 1792, he obtained a job in the post office, but soon resigned to go on the stage, making his first recorded appearance at Sheffield as Orlando in As You Like It in that year.

For a considerable time he played with his brother and sister, chiefly in secondary parts, and received little attention.

[2] His production of Cymbeline in 1827 inaugurated the trend to historical accuracy in stagings of that play that reached a peak with Henry Irving at the turn of the century.

[citation needed] In comedy, he was ably supported by his wife, Marie Therese De Camp, whom he married on 2 July 1806.

The later part of his career was beset by money troubles in connection with his joint proprietorship of Covent Garden theatre.