H. H. Vincent (actor)

After playing romantic leads early in his career he worked in Australia as an actor and director during the 1880s and on returning to Britain in 1890 he established himself as a character actor at the St James's Theatre, London, where he created roles including Lord Augustus Lorton in Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan (1892), Mr Briginshaw in R. C. Carton's Liberty Hall (1892) and Dr Chasuble in Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) Vincent was born in Liverpool, the son of Joseph Barnett and his wife Mary.

The Morning Post commented, "Mr H. H. Vincent, an actor new to London, is judging from his performance last light, a great acquisition ... a touch of pathos that went straight to the hearts of the audience.

[5] In 1878 Vincent worked in Australia for the first time, and after appearing in Melbourne, he went to New Zealand, touring in a wide range of mostly Shakespearean roles with William Creswick's company, for which in addition to acting, he was stage manager.

[5] After returning to England, Vincent appeared in the role of Max Harkaway in London Assurance at the Criterion Theatre (1890), in a cast including Charles Wyndham, Arthur Bourchier, Cyril Maude, William Farren, and Mary Moore.

[5] Among the roles he created with Alexander's company were Lord Augustus Lorton in Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan (1892), J. Briginshaw in R. C. Carton's Liberty Hall (1892), Dr Chasuble in Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) and General Chichele in Arthur Wing Pinero's The Princess and the Butterfly (1897)[1][5] He made a last visit to Australia in 1902 for J. C. Williamson's, directing and appearing in a spectacular production of Ben-Hur,[5] and directing Gillette's hugely successful[9] "Sherlock Holmes" play starring Cuyler Hastings, McCarthy's If I Were King, and Lennox's The Marriage of Kitty,[10] among others.