John Duruset (1793–1843) was a British stage actor and singer.[1][2] He is also known as Jack Duruset and John Durousset. Born in London and showing a gift, he was apprenticed to the Italian composer and music teacher Domenico Corri. An early role came in Theodore Hook's The Siege of St Quintin (1808) at Drury Lane.[3] Following the Drury Lane Fire of 1809 he moved with the company to the Lyceum Theatre. From 1810 was a regular for many years at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. He acted in many comic operas and musicals, as well as straight tragedies and non-musical comedies. He featured in the theatrical reviews of William Hazlitt.

Selected roles

References

  1. Fuhrmann p.22
  2. Schoch p.68
  3. The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, Volume 175. Edward Cave, 1844. p.438

Bibliography

  • Genest, John. Some Account of the English Stage: From the Restoration in 1660 to 1830, Volume 9. H.E. Carrington, 1832.
  • Fuhrmann, Christina. Foreign Opera at the London Playhouses. Cambridge University Press, 2015.
  • Schoch, Richard (ed.) Macready, Booth, Terry, Irving: Great Shakespeareans: Volume VI. A&C Black, 2014.


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