DNB Fawcett, John (1769–1837), actor and playwright, born in London on 29 August 1769, was the son of an actor, also John Fawcett (d. 1793), who came from High Wycombe...Fawcett's first performance in London was at Covent Garden, where he appeared on 21 September 1791, playing Caleb in He would be a Soldier. Ruttekin in Robin Hood, Jerry Sneak in Samuel Foote's The Mayor of Garratt, and other characters followed. In July 1794, as Young Pranks in John O'Keeffe's The London Hermit, he made his first appearance at the Haymarket, where he also played with success Edwin's great part of Lingo...In 1800 Fawcett took part with John Johnstone, Holman, Pope, Incledon, Joseph Munden, Thomas Knight, and H. E. Johnston in publishing a statement of the differences subsisting between the proprietors and performers of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. The case was referred to the lord chamberlain, who decided against the actors...About this period, Fawcett became interested in pantomime and wrote Obi, or, Three-Fingered Jack, which was performed with great success at the Haymarket in July 1800, with Kemble as Obi and Emery Quashee; Perouse, or, The Desolate Island was derived from Kotzebue's play and performed at Covent Garden in February 1801...