Mr. J. Russel (sic) as Somno the Sleep Walker
Print
1818 (published)
1818 (published)
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The role of the comic servant Somno in Outon's farce The Sleepwalker,or Which is the Wife?, originally produced at the Haymarket Theatre 1812 with Charles Mathews as the comic servant Somnio, was revived at the Haymarket Theatre in July 1818 with J. Russell in the role. The Theatrical Mirror, or Monthly Inquisitor, vol. Xlll, July-December 1818 noted: 'We were very much amused by seeing Mr J. Russell perform Mathews's favourite character of Somnio, in The Sleepwalker. He does it, we think, more naturally and unaffectedly than Matthews, and with less buffonery, without making it at all less diverting; in many of his imitations he was eminently successful, especially those of John Kemble and Charles Incledon.'
Object details
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| Title | Mr. J. Russel (sic) as Somno the Sleep Walker (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving on paper |
| Brief description | Mr. J. Russell as Somno the Sleep Walker in W.C. Oulton's farce The Sleepwalker, or, Which is the Lady?, Theatre Royal Haymarket, 29 July 1818., engraved by Adcock, Paternoster Row, London, ca.1818, Harry Beard Collection |
| Physical description | Engraving of Mr. J. Russel as Somno the Sleep Walker. |
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| Credit line | Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard. |
| Summary | The role of the comic servant Somno in Outon's farce The Sleepwalker,or Which is the Wife?, originally produced at the Haymarket Theatre 1812 with Charles Mathews as the comic servant Somnio, was revived at the Haymarket Theatre in July 1818 with J. Russell in the role. The Theatrical Mirror, or Monthly Inquisitor, vol. Xlll, July-December 1818 noted: 'We were very much amused by seeing Mr J. Russell perform Mathews's favourite character of Somnio, in The Sleepwalker. He does it, we think, more naturally and unaffectedly than Matthews, and with less buffonery, without making it at all less diverting; in many of his imitations he was eminently successful, especially those of John Kemble and Charles Incledon.' |
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| Accession number | S.2289-2013 |
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| Record created | June 5, 2013 |
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