Charles Collette

Charles Collette

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{{Similar names|Charles Collett (disambiguation)}}
{{Similar names|Charles Collett (disambiguation)}}
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[[File:Harvard Theatre Collection - Charles Collette TCS 1.5439 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Charles Collette in ''Bootles' Baby'', c. 1888]]
[[File:Harvard Theatre Collection - Charles Collette TCS 1.5439 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Charles Collette in ''Bootles' Baby'', c. 1888]]
'''Charles Henry Collette''' (29 July 1842 – 10 February 1924) was an English stage actor, composer and writer noted for his work in comedy in a long career onstage. He appeared, beginning in the late 1860s, in many [[Effie Bancroft|Bancroft]] productions and was engaged by other managers, including [[J. L. Toole]], [[John Hollingshead]], [[Mary Anderson (actress, born 1859)|Mary Anderson]], [[Lydia Thompson]] and [[Herbert Beerbohm Tree]], as well as performing in his own companies. He toured for some years as the title character in [[F. C. Burnand]]'s ''[[The Colonel (play)|The Colonel]]'' and played many military men.
'''Charles Henry Collette''' (29 July 1842 – 10 February 1924) was an English stage actor, composer and writer noted for his work in comedy in a long career onstage. He appeared, beginning in the late 1860s, in many [[Effie Bancroft|Bancroft]] productions and was engaged by other managers, including [[J. L. Toole]], [[John Hollingshead]], [[Mary Anderson (actress, born 1859)|Mary Anderson]], [[Lydia Thompson]] and [[Herbert Beerbohm Tree]], as well as performing in his own companies. He toured for some years as the title character in [[F. C. Burnand]]'s ''[[The Colonel (play)|The Colonel]]'' and played many military men.
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090805012448/http://www.rsm.ac.uk/librar/archiveaware.php Postcards illustrated by Collette between 1917 and 1922]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090805012448/http://www.rsm.ac.uk/librar/archiveaware.php Postcards illustrated by Collette between 1917 and 1922]
*[http://www.web40571.clarahost.co.uk/wilkie/Letters/18770806collette.htm Letter from Wilkie Collins, offering Collette a role]
*[http://www.web40571.clarahost.co.uk/wilkie/Letters/18770806collette.htm Letter from Wilkie Collins, offering Collette a role]

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