Charlotte Tidswell had been the mistress of Charles Howard who was a Duke of Norfolk and it was conjectured that this was the reason she started at Drury Lane.
10 Facts About Charlotte Tidswell
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The identity of his mother is unknown and many suspected that Charlotte Tidswell, who was known to him as "Aunt Tid", was his mother.
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Charlotte Tidswell certainly mothered him and took an interest in him as he developed into an acting prodigy and she steered his career.
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Charlotte Tidswell's father figure was Moses Kean who was a solo performer, but it is not certain who Edmund's father was.
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Charlotte Tidswell would act during the winter at Drury Lane but she never took a leading role.
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Charlotte Tidswell changed address frequently and that is thought to have been due to finances.
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Charlotte Tidswell was earning about three pounds a weeks although in time she would get an annual benefit performance and during the summer she would take other acting roles.
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Charlotte Tidswell played courtesans and women of poor character but she was applauded for not confusing her character's shortcomings with her own private life.
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Charlotte Tidswell was a respectable actor when she decided to retire on 21 May 1822.
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Charlotte Tidswell returned Kean's kindness and as he went into old age she would care for him at his home in Richmond.