He was born the son of a hosier in London. After attending a school at Ambleside he returned to London, where he found employment as a postman. In about 1760 he went on the stage in the provinces, and some three years later began to appear in minor parts at Covent Garden Theatre. His first role of importance was that of Young Marlow in She Stoops to Conquer, at its production of that comedy in 1773, when he delivered an epilogue specially written for him by Goldsmith.[1]
He remained a member of the Covent Garden company until 1783, appearing in many parts, among which were Fag in The Rivals, which he created, and Sir Anthony Absolute in the same comedy. In 1783 he removed to Drury Lane, where he assumed the Shakespearian rôles of Touchstone, Lucio, and Falstaff. In 1787 he left London for Edinburgh, where he gave recitations, including Cowper's "John Gilpin". For a short time in 1792 Lewes assisted Stephen Kemble in the management of the Dundee Repertory Theatre; in the following year he went to Dublin, but he was financially unsuccessful and suffered imprisonment for debt. He employed his time in compiling his memoirs, published after his death by his son. He was also the author of some dramatic sketches. Lewes was three times married; the philosopher George Henry Lewes was his grandson.[1]
Worksedit
Comic Sketches (London: H.D. Symonds, 1804)
Memoirs (London: Richard Phillips, 1805)
Familyedit
Charles Lee Lewes was also the name of George Henry Lewes' eldest son, who curated his father's extensive library upon the latter's death in 1878.[2]
Notesedit
^ abOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Lewes, Charles Lee". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 520.
^"Guide to the George Eliot and George Henry Lewes Collectio GEN MSS 96". Yale's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Finding Aid Database. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
External linksedit
Page containing the text of Goldsmith's epilogue as written for Lewes
January 01, 1970
charles, lewes, 1740, july, 1803, english, actor, contents, biography, works, family, notes, external, linksbiography, edithe, born, hosier, london, after, attending, school, ambleside, returned, london, where, found, employment, postman, about, 1760, went, st. Charles Lee Lewes 1740 13 July 1803 was an English actor Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 Family 4 Notes 5 External linksBiography editHe was born the son of a hosier in London After attending a school at Ambleside he returned to London where he found employment as a postman In about 1760 he went on the stage in the provinces and some three years later began to appear in minor parts at Covent Garden Theatre His first role of importance was that of Young Marlow in She Stoops to Conquer at its production of that comedy in 1773 when he delivered an epilogue specially written for him by Goldsmith 1 He remained a member of the Covent Garden company until 1783 appearing in many parts among which were Fag in The Rivals which he created and Sir Anthony Absolute in the same comedy In 1783 he removed to Drury Lane where he assumed the Shakespearian roles of Touchstone Lucio and Falstaff In 1787 he left London for Edinburgh where he gave recitations including Cowper s John Gilpin For a short time in 1792 Lewes assisted Stephen Kemble in the management of the Dundee Repertory Theatre in the following year he went to Dublin but he was financially unsuccessful and suffered imprisonment for debt He employed his time in compiling his memoirs published after his death by his son He was also the author of some dramatic sketches Lewes was three times married the philosopher George Henry Lewes was his grandson 1 Works editComic Sketches London H D Symonds 1804 Memoirs London Richard Phillips 1805 Family editCharles Lee Lewes was also the name of George Henry Lewes eldest son who curated his father s extensive library upon the latter s death in 1878 2 Notes edit a b nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Lewes Charles Lee Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 16 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 520 Guide to the George Eliot and George Henry Lewes Collectio GEN MSS 96 Yale s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Finding Aid Database Retrieved 17 January 2016 External links editPage containing the text of Goldsmith s epilogue as written for Lewes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Lee Lewes amp oldid 1085480147, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
