Excerpt from Biographia Dramatica, or a Companion to the Playhouse, Vol. 1 of 3: Containing Historical and Critical Memoirs, and Original Anecdotes, of British and Irish Dramatic Writers, From the Commencement of Our Theatrical Exhibitions; Among Whom Are Some of the Most Celebrated Actors; Part II Iawm, eyles, was born at Calcutta, in the East Indies, in the year 1751. His father was from the kingdom of Ireland, of the family of the Irwins of Oran, in the county of Roscommon, who possessed a considerable property in that quarter. By' the mother's side he is descended from Sir John Smith, Bart. Ofhasly Hall, 'in the county of Essex, whose estate is still in the family. Mr. Irwin's father being led by inclination to go abroad, during his residence in the East India Company's service married and died; and, among other children, left the gentleman of whom we are about to give a short account. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.