The Adelphi Theatre Project: Graphics, Image for Cooke, Thomas Potter (1786-1864): Actor

Graphics, Image for Cooke, Thomas Potter (1786-1864): Actor
THE ADELPHI THEATRE CALENDAR
A Record of Dramatic Performances at a Leading Victorian Theatre
Formerly the Sans Pareil (1806-1819), later the Adelphi (1819-1900)

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Title:	Cooke, Thomas Potter (1786-1864): Actor
Description:	Cooke, Thomas Potter (1786-1864): Sailed (under age) on board the sloop HMS Raven to Toulon and was present at the battle of Cape St. Vincent in 1797. In 1804, Cooke made his stage début at the Royalty Theatre, and, when Yates and Terry took over the Adelphi in 1825, he played Long John Coffin in The Pilot. Eventually, he would appear at the Adelphi for twelve seasons. In 1828–9, Cooke played in Luke the Labourer, The Pilot, and Presumptive Evidence.
1st Performance:	Oct 10, 1825
Theatre:	Adelphi
Source:	Via Wikipedia: Engraving of Thomas Potter Cooke (1786–1864), English actor, in the part of Jack Sykes, from Nelson by Edward Fitzball. By Engraver Nathaniel Whittock, after Thomas Charles Wageman. Date 1827 or later. http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portraitLarge/mw148145/Thomas-Potter-Cooke-as-Jack-Sykes-in-Edward-Fitzballs-Nelson?LinkID=mp05194&role=sit&rNo=7, Oct 10, 1825

Via Wikipedia: Engraving of Thomas Potter Cooke (1786–1864), English actor, in the part of Jack Sykes, from Nelson by Edward Fitzball. By Engraver Nathaniel Whittock, after Thomas Charles Wageman. Date 1827 or later. http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portraitLarge/mw148145/Thomas-Potter-Cooke-as-Jack-Sykes-in-Edward-Fitzballs-Nelson?LinkID=mp05194&role=sit&rNo=7, Oct 10, 1825

COMPOSERS,
MUSIC & SONG

MUSICIANS
& SINGERS

DANCE,
ENTERTAINMENT
& SPECTACLES

MANAGEMENT
& BACK STAGE

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Originally published by Greenwood Press as The Sans Pareil Theatre 1806-1819, Adelphi Theatre 1819-1850: An Index to Authors, Titles, Performers, 1988, and The Adelphi Theatre 1850-1900: An Index to Authors, Titles, Performers and Management, 1992.

The Adelphi Theatre Calendar revised, reconstructed and amplified. Copyright © 2013 and 2016 by Alfred L. Nelson, Gilbert B. Cross, Joseph Donohue. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License, with the exception of graphics from The Clip Art Book, edited by Gerard Quinn and published by Crescent in 1990. These images are reproduced in accord with the publisher’s note, which states "The Clip Art Book is a new compilation of illustrations that are in the public domain. The individual illustrations are copyright free and may be reproduced without permission or payment. However, the selection of illustrations and their layout is the copyright of the publisher, so that one page or more may not be photocopied or reproduced without first contacting the publishers."