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John Duruset

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John Duruset (1793–1843) was a British stage actor and singer.[1][2] He is also known as Jack Duruset and John Durousset. Born in London and showing a gift, he was apprenticed to the Italian composer and music teacher Domenico Corri. An early role came in Theodore Hook's The Siege of St Quintin (1808) at Drury Lane.[3] Following the Drury Lane Fire of 1809 he moved with the company to the Lyceum Theatre. From 1810 was a regular for many years at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. He acted in many comic operas and musicals, as well as straight tragedies and non-musical comedies. He featured in the theatrical reviews of William Hazlitt.

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References

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  1. ^ Fuhrmann p.22
  2. ^ Schoch p.68
  3. ^ The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, Volume 175. Edward Cave, 1844. p.438

Bibliography

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  • Genest, John. Some Account of the English Stage: From the Restoration in 1660 to 1830, Volume 9. H.E. Carrington, 1832.
  • Fuhrmann, Christina. Foreign Opera at the London Playhouses. Cambridge University Press, 2015.
  • Schoch, Richard (ed.) Macready, Booth, Terry, Irving: Great Shakespeareans: Volume VI. A&C Black, 2014.
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