Memoirs Of His Own Life

In print for the first time since its original publication in 1790. Memoirs of His Own Life is the theatrical memoir of Tate Wilkinson, England's greatest mimic and one of the foremost actors and managers of the late eighteenth century. Wilkinson chronicles the personalities and rivalries of the players he knew, while tracing his own triumphs and disasters as he rose from being a star-struck child, watching rehearsals at Covent Garden Theatre, to becoming one of the most popular performers and most successful manager of his day.