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2 unusual facts about George Colman the Younger


George Colman

George Colman the Younger (1762–1836), English dramatist, son of the above

Nicolas Andry

The engraving captured the attention of contemporary readers; it is referred to, for example, in George Colman's 1787 comic opera Inkle and Yarico.


Henry Erskine Johnston

Thomas Gilliland bemoaned the withdrawal of Mrs. Johnston from the stage and praised her Lady Randolpha Lumbercourt in the Man of the World, and her Lady Caroline Braymore in John Bull, or an Englishman's Fireside (George Colman the Younger).

John Sleeper Clarke

Among his favourite parts were as Timothy Toodle in William E. Burton's The Toodles, which ran for 200 nights at the Strand Theatre, and two roles from plays by George Colman "the Younger": Dr. Pangloss in The Heir-at-law, and Dr. Ollapod in The Poor Gentleman.

Mary Jane Seaman

Attractive and buxom, she won acceptance as Dowager Lady Duberly in George Colman's The Heir-at-Law, Mrs Candour in Sheridan's The School for Scandal, and Mrs. Hardcastle in Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.


see also

Squire Hardman

Squire Hardman (poem), a pornographic poem published by John Glassco in 1967, falsely attributed to George Colman the Younger