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Richard Wroughton (1748–1822), was an actor, who worked mainly in Covent Garden and Drury Lane, and occasional in the city of his birth, Bath.
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John Henry Johnstone (1749–1828), also known as 'Jack' Johnstone or 'Irish' Johnstone, was an Irish actor, comedian and singer.
William Simmonds Chatterley was an English actor.
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