Charles Bannister English

England

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 actor

Actor

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 and singer, was born in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire

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, and after some amateur and provincial experience made his first London appearance in 1762 as Will in The Orators at the Haymarket Theatre

Haymarket Theatre

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. Gifted with a fine bass voice, Bannister acquired a reputation as a singer at Ranelagh

Ranelagh

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 and elsewhere, as well as an actor, and was received with such favour that David Garrick

David Garrick

David Garrick was an English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer who influenced nearly all aspects of theatrical practice throughout the 18th century and was a pupil and friend of Dr Samuel Johnson...

 engaged him for Drury Lane

Drury Lane

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. He died on the 26th of October 1804.

His son, John Bannister

John Bannister (actor)

John Bannister , English actor and theatre manager.-Biography:John Bannister was born at Deptford. He was the son of Charles Bannister, also an actor. He first studied to be a painter, but soon took to the stage. His first formal appearance was at the Haymarket Theatre in 1778 as Dick in The...

, was also an actor.