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<p> A celebrated English actor and playwright, born at Truro, Cornwall, of a good family; was educated at Oxford, and studied law, but ruined himself by gaming, and took to the stage; he became the successful lessee of Haymarket [[Theatre]] in 1747, where, by his inimitable powers of mimicry and clever comedies, he firmly established himself in popular favour (1720-1777). </p> | <p> A celebrated English actor and playwright, born at Truro, Cornwall, of a good family; was educated at Oxford, and studied law, but ruined himself by gaming, and took to the stage; he became the successful lessee of Haymarket [[Theatre]] in 1747, where, by his inimitable powers of mimicry and clever comedies, he firmly established himself in popular favour (1720-1777). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_73142"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/foote,+samuel Samuel Foote from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_73142"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/foote,+samuel Samuel Foote from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:21, 15 October 2021
Samuel Foote [1]
A celebrated English actor and playwright, born at Truro, Cornwall, of a good family; was educated at Oxford, and studied law, but ruined himself by gaming, and took to the stage; he became the successful lessee of Haymarket Theatre in 1747, where, by his inimitable powers of mimicry and clever comedies, he firmly established himself in popular favour (1720-1777).
