William Godwin's Diary

Kemble, Charles

  • Name: Kemble, Charles
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 25  November  1775
  • Death Date: 12  November  1854
  • Occupation: actor
  • Occupation: theatre manager
  • Occupation: playwright

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Godwin records 'Kemble' under 1796 in the 1796 lists. We have two Kemble entries prior to 1796:
22 June 1792: 'Dine at Holcroft's, with Mr and Mrs Kemble:' - coded as John Philip Kemble
7 June 1795: 'see C Kemble' - coded as Charles ('see' might denote less than a 'full' meeting)
It seems most likely that the Kemble who appears in the 1796 list is the most publicly prominent Kemble: John Philip. Therefore, unless Godwin is overlooking the 1792 meeting, the 'Mr and Mrs Kemble' recorded on 22 June 1792 must refer to two other members of the family - although it is not clear who. We have followed this logic and assumed that Kemble without an initial refs to John Philip Kemble - the most prominent of the family - and that his slightly less well-known brother Charles is always denoted by G as 'C Kemble'.

There are also two entries for 'Mrs C Kemble' - also an actress and the mother of Fanny Kemble. We have also coded Stephen Kemble (1758-1822), actor and theatre manager, who features twice (10.11.1818 and 15.4.1820)

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This table lists the people this person is most frequently noted with in the diary.

Name Number of Meetings
Reynolds, Elizabeth (née Mansel) 8
Reynolds, Frederick 8
Morton, Thomas 5
Kemble, Maria Theresa (née De Camp) 3
Lawrence, Sir Thomas 2
O'Bryen, Dennis (O'Brien) 2
Moore, C[harles]? 2
Northcote, James 2
Stewart, Robert (Viscount Castlereagh) (second marquess of Londonderry) 1
Hoare, Prince 1
Aldis, Charles 1
Aldis, Lady Mary Frances (née Berridge) 1
Alsager, Thomas Massa 1
Burney, Martin Charles 1
Montagu, Basil 1
Reid, William Hamilton 1
Rogers, Samuel 1
Kemble, Maria Theresa 1
Prentis, Edward 1
Hill, (Thomas) 1
Tarleton, Sir Banastre (baronet) 1
Fillingham, William 1
Sherwin, (Count Dip) 1
Phillips, 1
Siddons, Henry 1
Cooper, Grace Mary Rae 1
Cooper, Elizabeth Priscilla 1
Siddons, Sarah (née Kemble) 1
Inchbald, Elizabeth 1
Fell, Ralph 1
Knight, Thomas 1
Elwes, Sarah 1
Macmillan, B 1
Reynolds, Richard 1
Hofland, Thomas Christopher 1