R. C. Carton | |
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 R. C. Carton, 1879 | |
| Born | Richard Claude Critchett (1853-05-10)10 May 1853 London, UK |
| Died | 1 April 1928(1928-04-01) (aged 74) London, UK |
| Occupation(s) | Playwright, actor |
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R. C. Carton (bornRichard Claude Critchett, 10 May 1853 – 1 April 1928) was an English actor and playwright.
Carton was born in London on 10 May 1853, a son of the oculistGeorge Critchett and his wife Marthanée Brooker. A brother,Anderson Critchett, later became the royal oculist.[1] Carton trained as an architect, but turned to the theatre and began his career as an actor at the New Theatre Royal,Bristol in March 1875, inThe Sea of Ice, and made his first appearance in London, at theLyceum Theatre on 19 June 1875, as Osric inHenry Irving's production ofHamlet.[2]
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In 1876 he married Katherine Julia Mackenzie – the eldest daughter of the actorEdward Compton – who acted under the stage nameKatherine Compton. Carton played inQueen Mary, 1876,New Men and Old Acres, 1878,Truth, 1879,The Rivals, 1880,Low Water, 1884,The Private Secretary, 1884 andBad Boys, 1885, after which he retired from acting.[2]
As a playwright his first plays were written in collaboration with Cecil Raleigh, and includedThe Great Pink Pearl, 1885;The Pointsman, 1887, andThe Treasure, 1888.[2]
His first play written alone wasSunlight and Shadow, produced at theAvenue Theatre in 1890, byGeorge Alexander. His other plays of the 1890s wereLiberty Hall,St James's Theatre, 1892;Robin Goodfellow,Garrick Theatre, 1893;The Fall of the Leaf, 1893;The Home Secretary,Criterion Theatre, 1895;The Squire of Dames, Criterion, 1895;A White Elephant,Comedy Theatre, 1896;The Tree of Knowledge, St James's, 1896;Lord and Lady Algy, Avenue, 1898; andWheels Within Wheels,Court Theatre, 1899.[2]
Carton's plays from 1900 onwards wereLady Huntworth's Experiment, Criterion, 1900;The Ninth Waltz, Garrick, 1900;The Undercurrent, Criterion, 1901;A Clean Slate, Criterion, 1902;The Rich Mrs Repton,Duke of York's Theatre, 1904;Mr Hopkinson, Avenue, 1905;Public Opinion,Wyndham's Theatre, 1905;Lady Barbarity, Comedy, 1908;Mr Preedy and the Countess, Criterion, 1909;Lorrimer Sabiston, Dramatist, St James's, 1909;Eccentric Lord Comberdene, St James's, 1910;An Eye-Opener,London Coliseum, 1911;The Bear Leaders, Comedy, 1912;A Busy Day,Apollo Theatre, 1915;The Off-Chance,Queen's Theatre, 1917,Nurse Benson (withJustin Huntley McCarthy),Globe Theatre,The Wonderful Visit,St Martin's Theatre, 1921; andOther People's Worries, Comedy, 1922.[2][3]
Carton died in London on 1 April 1928, aged 74.[1] His widow outlived him by a few weeks, dying at their London home on 18 May 1928.[4]
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