Modern English biography

_C. R. Leslie’s Autobiographical Recollections edited by Tom Taylor 2 vols._ (1860), _portrait_; _James Dafforne’s Pictures by C. R. Leslie, R.A._ (1872); _Wedmore’s Masters of genre painting_ (1879); _J. Sherer’s Gallery of British artists_, _ii_ 20–26; _W. Sandby’s History of Royal academy_, _ii_ 39–47 (1862); _W. C. Monkhouse’s Masterpieces of English art_ (1869) 127–31; _Redgrave’s Century of Painters_, _ii_ 230–55, 326–46 (1866). LESLIE, FRANK, pen name of Henry Carter (son of Joseph Carter, glove maker). _b._ Ipswich 29 March 1821; in a dry goods house London 1838; sent sketches to Illust. London News, May 1842 signed Frank Leslie, superintendent of the engraving department of the paper to 1848; went to U.S. America 1848; took name of Frank Leslie by legislative act; employed on Gleason’s Pictorial in Boston; published The Gazette of fashion, a periodical 1854; The New York Journal; produced first number of Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper 14 Dec. 1855; established The Chimney corner 1865 and afterwards other periodicals; commissioner to Paris exhibition 1867, received gold medal; president of New York centennial commission 1876; spent large sums of money and in 1877 assigned his property to a trust. _d._ Fifth Avenue, New York 10 Jany. 1880; his widow Miriam Florence assumed by legal process name of Frank Leslie. _Appleton’s American Biog. iii_ 696 (1887). LESLIE, FREDERICK, stage name of Frederick Hobson (son of Charles Hobson of 49 Artillery place, Woolwich, military outfitter). _b._ Woolwich 1 April 1855; ed. in France for an architect; sang under name of Mr. Owen Hobbs at local entertainments at Woolwich; joined amateur company at R.A. theatre, Woolwich; appeared in London at Royalty theatre, Feb. 1878 as Colonel Hardy in Paul Pry; played at Folly theatre 1879; played at Alhambra, Marquis of Manicamp in La petite mademoiselle 6 Oct. 1879, and Duc de la Volta in La fille du tambour majeur 19 April 1880; played in United States of America 1881–2, 8 months and 1883–4; acted Rip Van Winkle in Planquette’s opera Rip Van Winkle at Comedy theatre 14 Oct. 1882 to Oct. 1883 and 6 Sep. 1884; played Ayala in The grand mogul at Comedy 17 Dec. 1884; member of Gaiety company Dec. 1885 to death; his chief parts at Gaiety were Jonathan Wild in Little Jack Sheppard 26 Dec. 1885, Noitier in Monte Christo junior 23 Dec. 1886, the Monster in Frankenstein 24 Dec. 1887, Don Cæsar de Bazan in Ruy Blas and the blasé roué 27 Sep. 1889; played in America and Australia 1890–1; played in Cinder-Ellen Up Too Late, as a Servant to the Prince of Belgravia, at Gaiety 24 Dec. 1891 to 25 Nov. 1892; purchased a residence at Clacton-on-Sea, Essex; author under nom de plume of A. C. Torr (actor) with Herbert F. Clark of Ruy Blas and the blasé roué, and with W. T. Vincent of Cinder-Ellen up too late; wrote and composed Love in the Lowther, a song which was very popular. _d._ 8 Tavistock chambers, Bloomsbury, London 7 Dec. 1892. _bur._ Charlton cemetery 10 Dec. _Theatre 2 June 1884 pp._ 322–3, _portrait_; _Illust. sp. and dram. news 6 Nov. 1886 pp._ 200, 207, _portrait_; _The Pelican_, _Christmas number 1892_, _portrait_; _Strand Mag. Jany. 1893 p._ 58, _five portraits_. LESLIE, HENRY. _b._ Wisbeach, Cambridgeshire 6 Jany. 1830; first came on the stage at Ipswich, Aug. 1847; lessee with Rollison of Edinburgh theatre royal 4 Sep. 1852 to 26 Jany. 1853, sole lessee 26 Jany. to 12 March 1853; first appeared in London at Drury lane as Roderigo, Sep. 1853, at the Olympic 1853–8; started The Stage college of dramatic tuition, 36 Queen’s crescent, Haverstock hill, London, Aug. 1866; manager of Amphitheatre and theatre royal, Liverpool for the Misses Copeland 1868–70; manager with Mr. Pearson of Prince of Wales’ theatre, Liverpool 1870; travelled in the provinces with his own company playing Offenbach’s Princess of Trebizond 1871; manager of the Amphitheatre, Liverpool alone 1871, then with Lindo Courtenay 1873–9; lessee of theatre royal, Leeds, Easter 1880 to 1881; author of The mariner’s compass, a novel 1865; How the ghost walked. Printed in A. Halliday’s Savage Club Papers 1868; and of the following dramas, Adrienne or the secret of a life, Lyceum 12 Nov. 1860; The trail of sin, Victoria, Sep. 1863; The orange girl, Surrey theatre 24 Oct. 1864; The mariner’s compass, Astley’s theatre 4 March 1865; The sin and the sorrow, Grecian theatre 17 Sep. 1866; Tide and time, Surrey 9 March 1867; Friendship; Love and truth; The village blacksmith. _d._ Paignton, Devon 4 March 1881. LESLIE, HENRY JAMES. Called to Irish bar 1833; Q.C. 23 Feb.