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Henry Sloman (actor)

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Henry Sloman
Born
Henry Solomon

1793 (1793)
Rochester, England
DiedAugust 1873 (1873-09) (aged 80)
Rochester, England
Resting placeWest Ham Jewish Cemetery[1]
Spouse
Eve Barlin
(m. 1821)
[1]
RelativesCharles Sloman (brother)

Henry Sloman (1793 – August 1873) was an English actor, singer, and theatre proprietor.

Biography

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Henry Sloman was born into a Jewish family in Rochester, England, in 1793.

Sloman gained prominence as a performer in pantomimes and melodramas at the Coburn Theatre in London, then under the management of Joseph Glossop [Wikidata].[2] He achieved particular acclaim for his portrayal of Watty Wagstaff in Edward the Black Prince.

He retired from acting around 1834,[3] whereupon he became proprietor of the Rochester Theatre alongside his brother, Charles Sloman.

References

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainJacobs, Joseph; Lipkind, Goodman (1905). "Sloman, Henry". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 11. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 408.

  1. ^ a b "Sloman, Henry [Hiam b. Mordecai Gimpel]". Cemetery Scribes. January 15, 2023. Archived from the original on December 27, 2024.
  2. ^ Berenbaum, Michael; Skolnik, Fred, eds. (2007). "Sloman, Henry". Encyclopaedia Judaica (2nd ed.). Detroit: Macmillan Reference. ISBN 978-0-02-866097-4.
  3. ^ Rubinstein, William D.; Jolles, Michael A.; Rubinstein, Hillary L., eds. (2011). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. London: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 926. ISBN 978-0-230-30466-6. OCLC 793104984.