Richard Charke
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Richard Charke
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Richard Charke was an English violinist, composer, operatic baritone, and playwright. Charke was born in London. He initially worked as a dancing-master before being appointed by Colley Cibber as leader of the orchestra at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 1729. Soon thereafter, he began performing as a solo violinist and singing in small roles at the theatre. He eventually graduated to lead roles in the musical productions at Drury Lane, starring in such productions as Henry Carey’s The Contriva
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English violinist, composer, and playwright
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Charke
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2008-12-11T09:18:27Z
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2024-08-06T18:32:38Z
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