Henry Sloman (actor)

Henry Sloman (1793 – August 1873) was an English actor, singer, and theatre proprietor.

Henry Sloman was born into a Jewish family in Rochester, England, in 1793.

Sloman gained prominence as a performer in pantomimes and melodramas at the Coburn Theatre in London, then under the management of Joseph Glossop [Wikidata].

[2] He achieved particular acclaim for his portrayal of Watty Wagstaff in Edward the Black Prince.

He retired from acting around 1834,[3] whereupon he became proprietor of the Rochester Theatre alongside his brother, Charles Sloman.