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Henry Scharf (1822–1887) was an illustrator, Shakespearean actor, and a professor of elocution. He was the son of illustrator George Johann Scharf and brother to Sir George Scharf, the first director of the National Portrait Gallery in London. ==Biography== Scharf was born in London, England in 1822 to Elizabeth and George Scharf. He trained as an artist, and most likely studied under his father along with his brother, George. He went on the stage and for a few years he acted with some success in England in Shakespearean plays. Henry Scharf made his London debut in November 1844 as a member of Samuel Phelps's company at Sadler's Wells, where Phelps had produced King John a month or two earlier.〔The Shakespeare Promptbooks, Introduction 7, https://archive.org/stream/shakespearepromp00shat/shakespearepromp00shat_djvu.txt〕 On June 6, 1848, Scharf performed with the Amateurs in Birmingham as Master Matthew in "Every Man in his Humour". The original actor scheduled to play the role was Charles Dickens’ friend, the artist John Leech, who was unable to be there because of the serious illness of his only child.〔Letter archives of Charles Dickens http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/remain/browse.php?CISOSTART=6&cat=Features〕 At some point, Scharf moved to the United States and settled in New York, for on August 19, 1850, he played Moses in The School for Scandal in New York city,〔A History of the New York Stagefrom the first performance in 1732 to 1901, By Thomas Allston Brown, 1902,p. 381-382 http://books.google.com/books?id=CDALAAAAIAAJ&dq=henry+scharf+actor&source=gbs_navlinks_s〕〔Letters, 1850-1852, Charles Dickens, p.105 http://books.google.com/books?id=vBB4ywGx_IoC&dq=henry+scharf+elocution&source=gbs_navlinks_s〕 Henry Scharf left the stage in 1852 and became a professor of elocution and anatomical drawing at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, and remained employed in Virginia for twenty five years. This following entry regarding Scharf's drawings was made in a history of the University of Virginia: These colored drawings for the Medical Department were executed by an accomplished artist, Mr. Henry Scharf, who labored for six Scharf also taught at the Virginia Female Institute, which opened on January 1, 1844 in Staunton. Known as Professor Scharf, he attended a meeting as Instructor of Elocution in early February, 1872.〔The Education Journal of Virginia, p. 197 http://books.google.com/books?id=3w8SAAAAYAAJ&dq=virginia+female+institute+henry+scharf&source=gbs_navlinks_s〕 Scharf returned to the stage from May 5 through May 10, 1884, at the National Theatre (Washington, D.C.), where he was cast in "Dewdrop," a romantic comedy by Con.T. Murphy and C.E. Callahan, which starred Miss Lizzie Evans.() Around 1882-83 he became a member of a travelling dramatic company for four or five seasons, and towards the end of his career he played "leading old men parts" in Miss Lizzie Evans's Company. Almost bald and stoutly built towards the end of his life, his last role was as an old gentleman in "Fogg's Ferry". He arrived in New York penniless early in June 1887. In July, after borrowing $30 to purchase a suit of clothes, he disappeared. Scharf had a bad heart and it was conjectured that he had died at the age of sixty-five.〔New York Times Obituary http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9F0DE5DE1430E633A2575BC0A9619C94669FD7CF〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry Scharf」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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