Though he earned the compliments of Sarah Jane Siddons in 1806, it wasn't until 1813 that he was acclaimed as Britain's greatest actor.
Miss Tidswell was able to make him appreciate good poetry. Charles Incledon taught him rudimentary music theory as well as the vocal arts. He studied dancing under D'Egville. All this prepared him for his 1804 season with Samuel Jerrold's company. Though he earned the compliments of Sarah Jane Siddons in 1806, it wasn't until 1813 that he was acclaimed as Britain's greatest actor. For 10 points, name this man whose acting supposedly compared favorably with reading Shakespeare by flashes of lightning.
Miss Tidswell was able to make him appreciate good poetry. Charles Incledon taught him rudimentary music theory as well as the vocal arts.
Edmund {Kean}