Colman, GEORGE

Colman, GEORGE, 'the Younger,' son of the preceding, was born October 21, 1762. His bent lay in the same direction as his father's, during whose illness he acted as manager of the Haymarket Theatre; and on the death of the elder Colman, George III. transferred the patent to his son. Colman held, till the time of his death, the office of Examiner of Plays, to which he was appointed on 19th January 1824, and in which he behaved with great arrogance. In industry he rivalled his father, and he received large sums for his dramatic writings, some of which continue in possession of the stage. He was twice married, and died on the 17th October 1836. In 1830 he published a very imperfect autobiography, which he named Records of My Life; but his most notorious work is the preface to his play of The Iron Chest, in which he furiously attacked John Kemble.