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William Sydney Penley

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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WILLIAM SYDNEY PENLEY (1852-), English actor, was born at Broadstairs, and educated in London, where his father had a school. He first made his mark as a comedian by his exceedingly amusing performance as the curate in The Private Secretary, a part in which he succeeded Beerbohm Tree; but he is even more associated with the title role in Brandon Thomas's Charley's Aunt (1892), a farce which had an unprecedentedly long run and was acted all over the world.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'William Sydney Penley'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​w/william-sydney-penley.html. 1910.
 
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