- Barrington, Rutland
[E] Barrington, Rutland, George Rutland
Fleet, actor and vocalist. First appeared on
the stage at the Olympic Theatre ; then toured
for some years with Howard Paul. In 1 877, he
was engaged for the Opera Comique Company,
and made his debut as the Vicar, in " The
Sorcerer," on its production, November 17,
1877 ; and has since taken part in most of the
Gilbert and Sullivan Operas, his Pooh Bah,
in the " Mikado," being one of his most re-
markable assumptions. In 1888, he turned
theatrical manager, opening the St. James's
Theatre in October; but the enterprise did not
prosper, and he gave it up the January follow-
ing. Since then he has re-appeaied at the
Savoy Theatre, his latest character being Lud-
wig in " The Grand Duke " (March, 1896).entry id: 32-L-37
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