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- 1957 (Accumulation)
- 1833 (Publication)
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8vo, 1 volume
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DIGGES, WEST, son of Col. Thomas Digges, Chilham Castle, Kent, and Hon. Elizabeth West, dau. of John West, 6th Baron De La Warr; b.; adm. (aged 11) Jun 1737; left 1740; Ensign, Col. Long’s Regt. Foot 26 Jan 1741; Col. O’Farrell’s Regt. Foot 25 Jun 1744; made his first appearance on the stage as Jaffier in Venice Preserved at the Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, 27 Nov 1749 (The Orrery Papers, 1903, ii, 63); although he had a wife still living, Digges went through a ceremony of marriage with the well-known actress George Anne Bellamy; acted in Scotland under the name of Bellamy 1763; at Florence, Italy Dec 1767; played Cato at the Haymarket Theatre 1777 and Sir John Brute in The Provoked Wife at Covent Garden 1778; Wolsey in Shakespeare’s Henry VIII appears to have been his best character, but in London he made no great reputation; went to live in Ireland 1781; m. [apparently c. 3 Mar 1746 Mary Wakeling (IGI)]; d. at Cork, Ireland 10 Nov 1786. DNB.
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Access to rare books is granted to bona-fide researchers, by prior appointment, in cases where the item in unavailable at another UK repository.
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A reprographics service is available to researchers subject to the access restrictions outlined above. Copying will not be undertaken if there is any risk of damage to the item. Copies are supplied in accordance with Westminster School's Policy on Archive and Heritage Collections, and under provisions of any relevant copyright legislation. Permission to reproduce images of items in the custody of Westminster School must be sought from its Governing Body.
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- English
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- Latin
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- Westminster School (Accumulator)
- Greene, Godfrey George Roundell, 1888-1956 (Accumulator)
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- English
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- Latin