D. M'Donald

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(18**-18**) Soldier, actor and singer.

He was seemingly the leader and one of the main performers in productions by the Garrison Players in the early part of their second period of prominence (1840-1842), when they performed in the Garrison Theatre.

Specifically named in connection with productions in 1842. These include the lead ("Pierce O'Hara") in The Irish Attorney (Bernard), "Desdemona in Othello Travestie (Dowling), and a role in Love, Law and Physic (Kenney).

Sources

Bosman, 1928: pp. 394-5, 493

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