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\"19th Century Actor\" George Rignold Hand Signed Album Page Dated 1875 For Sale
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\"19th Century Actor\" George Rignold Hand Signed Album Page Dated 1875:
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Up for sale\"Romeo and Juliet\" George Rignold Hand Signed Album Page Dated 1875
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GeorgeRichard Rignold,bornGeorge Richard Rignall, (1839 – 16 December 1912) was anEnglish-born actor, active in Britain andAustralia. Rignold was born inLeicester,[1]England. He was the son of William Rignall, anactor and theatre manager, and his wife Patience Blaxland, an actress. Thesurname Rignold was used professionally by both George and his brotherWilliam. George Rignold began his acting career quite young,playing the part of the messenger inMacbeth. Rignold soon gained a reputation as an actor, playinginLondonthe parts of William inBlack-Eyed Susanand Romeo inRomeo and Juliet. In 1869, he was part of the company attheQueen\'s Theatre, Long Acre.He then toured the United States (where women would fight over the good-lookingactor) and Canada from 1875, where he made a great impression — a referenceinThe Atlantic Monthlyin1938 shows that memory of him persisted. He then toured in Australia. He spenta season playingHenry VatDrury Lane, where Staffordshire replicas were made of Rignoldas the king on horseback. On May 30, 1877 atBooth\'s Theatre, he played Romeo to seven different actressesplaying Juliet, includingAdelaide Neilson,Fanny Davenport,Ada DyasandMarie Wainwright. Hethen had a considerable career in Australia as a theatrical impresario andmanager, often in conjunction with James Allison andF. H. Pollock. Rignold again toured the United States and thensettled in Australia. He held the lease forHer Majesty\'s Theatre,Sydneywhen it opened 10 September 1887 and held it for sevenyears. Rignold played Henry V on opening night. The Bulletinof18 November 1899 criticised his arrogance and impatience with stage-managers.He retired in 1900 but came out of retirement in 1907 to play Jasonsuccessfully inThe Bondman, producedbyBland Holt. His last stage appearance was at a benefitforGeorge Sutton TitheradgeinDecember 1910.
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