Charles Charrington

Charles Charrington Martin (1854 – 1926), often known as Charles Charrington, but at times as Charles Martin, was a British actor and barrister.

Charrington studied law at the University of Cambridge, and became a barrister. He also worked as an actor, and married Janet Achurch, who worked in the profession. In 1889, they took over the management of the Novelty Theatre, putting on and performing in the first professional English language production of Henrik Ibsen's play, A Doll's House.[1]

Charrington also became politically active, standing for the Progressive Party in the 1898 London County Council election, and for the Chelsea Vestry in 1899.[2]

Charrington joined the Fabian Society in 1895, and served on its executive committee from 1899 until 1904. That year, he moved away from London to focus his time on acting, but in 1907 he returned.[2]

Charrington was married to Janet Achurch. They played together in Frou-Frou which toured Australia in 1890.[3]

  1. ^ Ince, Bernard (October 2010). "An Early Pioneer of the New Drama: Charles Charrington, Actor-Manager and Fabian Socialist". Theatre Notebook. 24 (3).
  2. ^ a b "The Executive Election". Fabian News. March 1907.
  3. ^ "The Criterion Theatre". The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. Vol. L, no. 1569. New South Wales, Australia. 2 August 1890. p. 271. Retrieved 26 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.