The KEMBLE FAMILY form probably the most extraordinary group of actors and actresses ever known. Macklin, when nearly 100 years old, addressing John Kemble, said "Sir, I have known your family from generation to generation. I have seen you act, young man ; and I have seen your father, sir ; and I have seen your grandfather, sir. Sir, he was a great actor." Of the grandfather there appears to bo no record but the testimony of Macklin. The father, Roam Klunsx, was born on the 1st of Mardi 1721, in the city of Hereford. lie wee an actor, and the manager of a company that performed In the prin cipal town. of Wales and the west of England. Ile married in 1753 Sarah Ward, born September 2nd, 1735, at Clonmel in Ireland. She also was an actress. They had 12 children, of whom Mrs. Siddona and John Kemble were the two oldest [Samosts, MRS. SARAII; KERRIE, JOUR num.] Charles Kemble was the 11th child and youngest son. Roger Kemble died in 1802, and Mrs. Sarah Kemble in 1806.
Stxrnv KIMBLE (George Stephen Ketnble), the third of the children, was born on the 3rd of May 1753, at Kington in Hereford shire. • Ile was intended for the medical profession, and was placed
with a surgeon at Coventry, but gave the preference to the stage. After a course of practice in the country he made his first appearance In London, at Covent Garden, on the 24th of September 1783. In the same year he married Miss Satehell, a favourite actress. After acting for some time at Covent Garden ho was engaged at the Hay market. He became afterwards the manager of a company that per formed at Edinburgh and Glasgow, and subsequently of another that acted at Newcastle, Durham, Sunderland, Lancaster, and Whitehaven. He was a good actor, but became so bulky in person as to be almost unfit for any character but Falstaff, which he performed frequently, both in London and the country. His last performanoe was in the character of Sir Christopher Curry, in the farce of 'Inkle and Yarico,' a few days after which be was attacked by Inflammation of the bowels, and died on the 5th of June 1S22, at the Grove, near Durham.