Memoirs Of Charles Mathews, 1st Ed, Leather, Complete in 4 Vol, 1838

Memoirs Of Charles Mathews,Comedian.By Mrs. MathewsVOL I-IIILEATHERCOMPLETE IN FOUR VOLUMESSCARCEABOUT CHARLES MATTHEWSCharles Mathews (28 June 1776, London - 28 June 1835, Devonport) was an English theatre manager and comic actor, well known during his time for his gift of impersonation and skill at table entertainment. His play, At Home, in which he played every character, was the first monopolylogue and the defining work in the genre.For several years Mathews took bit parts, but on 15 May 1803, he made his first London appearance at the Haymarket, as Jabel in Cumberland's The Jew and as Lingo in The Agreeable Surprise. As a continued public success, he was taken on at the Drury Lane. His gift for mimicry enabled him to disguise his personality without a change of costume. His versatility and originality were displayed in his one-man show, or "monodramatic entertainment," entitled At Home or Matthews at Home, which he initiated in the Lyceum Theatre in 1808. Leigh Hunt wrote that his