Broad Grins

The book story of an english dramatist and theatre manager. He was known as the Younger as his father was George Colman the Elder. Colman was much beloved among the members of the theatrical community for his good humour and generosity many times providing assistance for performers and other friends in need. He achieved a considerable reputation as a dramatist being termed in the press of the 1790s as second only to Sheridan Many of his plays remained repertory standards well into the nineteenth century throughout the British empire and the United States.