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'''Charles Charrington Martin''' (1854 – 1926), often known as '''Charles Charrington''', but at times as '''Charles Martin''', was a [[British people|British]] actor and barrister.
Charrington studied law at the [[University of Cambridge]], and became a barrister. He also worked as an actor, and married [[Janet Achurch]], who worked in the profession. In 1889, they took over the management of the [[Novelty Theatre]], putting on and performing in the first professional English language production of [[Henrik Ibsen]]'s play, ''[[A Doll's House]]''.<ref name="ince">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Charrington also became politically active, standing for the [[Progressive Party (London)|Progressive Party]] in the [[1898 London County Council election]], and for the [[Chelsea Vestry]] in 1899.<ref name="fabian">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Charrington joined the [[Fabian Society]] in 1895, and served on its executive committee from 1899 until 1904. That year, he moved away from London to focus his time on acting, but in 1907 he returned.<ref name="fabian" />
==References==
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[[Category:1854 births]]
[[Category:1926 deaths]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Cambridge]]
[[Category:British actors]]
[[Category:British barristers]]
[[Category:Members of the Fabian Society Executive Committee]]
[[Category:Progressive Party (London) politicians]]
Charrington studied law at the [[University of Cambridge]], and became a barrister. He also worked as an actor, and married [[Janet Achurch]], who worked in the profession. In 1889, they took over the management of the [[Novelty Theatre]], putting on and performing in the first professional English language production of [[Henrik Ibsen]]'s play, ''[[A Doll's House]]''.<ref name="ince">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Charrington also became politically active, standing for the [[Progressive Party (London)|Progressive Party]] in the [[1898 London County Council election]], and for the [[Chelsea Vestry]] in 1899.<ref name="fabian">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Charrington joined the [[Fabian Society]] in 1895, and served on its executive committee from 1899 until 1904. That year, he moved away from London to focus his time on acting, but in 1907 he returned.<ref name="fabian" />
==References==
<references />
[[Category:1854 births]]
[[Category:1926 deaths]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Cambridge]]
[[Category:British actors]]
[[Category:British barristers]]
[[Category:Members of the Fabian Society Executive Committee]]
[[Category:Progressive Party (London) politicians]]
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