Christopher Shrimpton

Boy wonder: The Young Pretender, by Michael Arditti, reviewed

The acclaimed child actor Master Betty took London by storm in 1804. So why, two years later, had his star dramatically faded?

Master Betty as Hamlet, by James Northcote. [Alamy]
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    Arcadia, pp. 224, £12

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