Henrietta Hodson
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Henrietta Ellen Hodson was an English actress and theatre manager best known for her portrayal of comedy roles in the Victorian era. She had a long affair with the journalist-turned-politician Henry L
Hodson as Dick Wastrell (mislabelled) in Old London, an adaptation of Jack Sheppard, 1873
1869 programme featuring Hodson
La Vivandière (Gilbert)
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La Vivandière; or, True to the Corps! is a burlesque by W. S. Gilbert, described by the author as "An Operatic Extravaganza Founded on Donizetti's opera, La figlia del regimento." In the French or oth
Henrietta Hodson
…and the title role in Oliver Twist. In addition to roles in other Byron pieces, she acted at Queen's in various extravaganzas and burlesques, including La Vivandière by W. S. Gilbert, The Stranger by Robert Reece, The Gnome King by William Brough, the successful The Turn of the Tide by F. C. Burnand, and Twixt Axe…
Programme for the 1868 London production
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