Richard_Hurst_(actor)

Richard Hurst (actor)

Richard Hurst (actor)

British stage actor

Richard Hurst (died 1805) was a British stage actor.[1]

He appeared in a number of London and provincial theatres during a lengthy career. From 1765 to 1780 he was a member of the Drury Lane company under the management of David Garrick and then Richard Brinsley Sheridan.[2] In 1769 he appeared in Garrick's The Jubilee, a celebration of William Shakespeare.

Selected roles

References

  1. [1]
    Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.58
  2. [2]
    The Plays of David Garrick p.371

Bibliography

  • Highfill, Philip H, Burnim, Kalman A. & Langhans, Edward A. A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers, and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800: Volume VIII. SIU Press, 1973.
  • The Plays of David Garrick: Volume II, 1767-1775. SIU Press, 1980.


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