Thomas Weston (1737 – 18 January 1776) was an English actor. [1]
Weston was the son of a cook. He made his first London appearance around 1759, and from 1763 until his death, [2] he was considered to be the most amusing comedian on the English stage. [3]
Weston was considered as “ Foote’s most faithful trouper and a gifted comedian. [2] Samuel Foote wrote for him the part of Jerry Sneak in The Mayor of Garratt. Abel Drugger in the Alchemist was one of his famous performances; and Garrick, who also played this part, praised him highly for it. [3] Georg Christoph Lichtenberg describes the craft and expertise skills of Weston’s playing of comic ‘business’ as scrub. [4]
He was in debt and so much addicted to liquor. He destroyed his inside by frequent intoxication. He died on 18 January 1776. [5]
Thomas Weston (1737 – 18 January 1776) was an English actor. [1]
Weston was the son of a cook. He made his first London appearance around 1759, and from 1763 until his death, [2] he was considered to be the most amusing comedian on the English stage. [3]
Weston was considered as “ Foote’s most faithful trouper and a gifted comedian. [2] Samuel Foote wrote for him the part of Jerry Sneak in The Mayor of Garratt. Abel Drugger in the Alchemist was one of his famous performances; and Garrick, who also played this part, praised him highly for it. [3] Georg Christoph Lichtenberg describes the craft and expertise skills of Weston’s playing of comic ‘business’ as scrub. [4]
He was in debt and so much addicted to liquor. He destroyed his inside by frequent intoxication. He died on 18 January 1776. [5]