Lawrence Barret
Lawrence Barret (1838—1891), American actor, was born of Irish parents in Paterson, New Jersey, on the 4th of April 1838. His family name was Brannigan. He made his first stage appearance at Detroit as Murad in The French Spy in 1853. In December 1856 he made his first New York appearance at the Chambers Street theatre as Sir Thomas Clifford in The Hunchback. In 1858 he was in the stock company at the Boston Museum. He served with distinction in the Civil War as captain in the 28th Massachusetts infantry regiment. From 1867 to 1870, with John M'Cullough, he managed the California theatre, San Francisco. Among his many and varied parts may be mentioned Hamlet, Lear, Macbeth, Shylock, Richard III., Wolsey, Benedick, Richelieu, David Garrick, Hernani, Alfred Evelyn, Lanciotto in George Henry Boker's (1823—1890) Francesca da Rimini, and Janies Harebell in The Man o’ Airlie. He played Othello to Booth’s Iago and Cassius to his Brutus. He acted in London in 1867, 1881, 1883 and 1884, his Richelieu in Bulwer Lytton's drama being considered his best part. He wrote a life of Edwip Forrest in the American Actors Series (Boston, 1881), and an admirable sketch of Edwin Booth in Edwin Booth and his Contemporaries (Boston, 1886). He died on the 20th of March 1891 This page about Lawrence Barret includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Lawrence Barret News stories about Lawrence Barret External links for Lawrence Barret Videos for Lawrence Barret Wikis about Lawrence Barret Discussion Groups about Lawrence Barret Blogs about Lawrence Barret Images of Lawrence Barret |
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He died on the 20th of March 1891. His older sister is Family Ties star Justine Bateman. He wrote a life of Edwip Forrest in the American Actors Series (Boston, 1881), and an admirable sketch of Edwin Booth in Edwin Booth and his Contemporaries (Boston, 1886). Recently, he has appeared in Dodgeball as an ESPN 8 commentator and Starsky & Hutch as Vince Vaughn's business partner. He also recently did commentary on the 2004 Republican National Convention for The Majority Report with Arrested Development co-star David Cross. He acted in London in 1867, 1881, 1883 and 1884, his Richelieu in Bulwer Lytton's drama being considered his best part. First popular in the 1980s as a teen idol (in shows such as Silver Spoons, It's Your Move, and The Hogan Family), his career went into decline for almost a decade before he landed one of the lead roles on the FOX television comedy Arrested Development. He played Othello to Booth’s Iago and Cassius to his Brutus. Jason Bateman (born January 14, 1969 in Rye, New York) is an American actor. Among his many and varied parts may be mentioned Hamlet, Lear, Macbeth, Shylock, Richard III., Wolsey, Benedick, Richelieu, David Garrick, Hernani, Alfred Evelyn, Lanciotto in George Henry Boker's (1823—1890) Francesca da Rimini, and Janies Harebell in The Man o’ Airlie. From 1867 to 1870, with John M'Cullough, he managed the California theatre, San Francisco. He served with distinction in the Civil War as captain in the 28th Massachusetts infantry regiment. In 1858 he was in the stock company at the Boston Museum. In December 1856 he made his first New York appearance at the Chambers Street theatre as Sir Thomas Clifford in The Hunchback. He made his first stage appearance at Detroit as Murad in The French Spy in 1853. His family name was Brannigan. Lawrence Barret (1838—1891), American actor, was born of Irish parents in Paterson, New Jersey, on the 4th of April 1838. |