The Struggling Actor

Windows into History

A barn (not with a theatre inside!) painted by Henry Davy.

Snippets 144.  Joseph Shepherd Munden was a well-known actor during the late 18th and early 19th Centuries, known principally for his comedy performances.  His son Thomas wrote his very entertaining biography, Memoirs of Joseph Shepherd Munden.  The following anecdotes concern his early career:

From Liverpool he repaired to Rochdale, where he had relations, and joined a strolling company. A laughable circumstan...