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>Who was the best King Lear in 1842? What made their performance special? There's actually a surprising amount of information about famous stage actors, even g
by superhuzza 3y ago
>Who was the best King Lear in 1842? What made their performance special?
There's actually a surprising amount of information about famous stage actors, even going back to the 17th century. There are quite a few written accounts describing specific details of the staging, casts etc.
To answer your question, Samuel Phelps seems to have been the most popular King Lear of that time period. Prior to him, possibly Edmund Kean.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Phelps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Phelps
- tedunangst 3y agoI knew someone would be able to answer the question. :) By the same token though, we also have written records of the lost silent films.