Many people are unaware of this, but Barnaby Cruxton-Smythe is actually a distant relation of Michael Denison- an English actor I'm sure you're aware of. Coincidentally, when doing research for playing the role of Algernon in The Importance of Being Earnest he found a collection of Dagurrotypes which showed he bore a remarkable resemblance. I've searched the internet high and low, and the best representation I could find is actually here in the original trailer for the film. I think it's bizzare that I couldn't find a single photo, but the trailer was here.
Barnaby Cruxton-Smythe was known about town as the kind of bored aristo who would pay almost any amount of money to be entertained. Quick Witted with a notoriously short attention span, Barnaby speeds to an idea like a Quaker to unshucked grain. He is extremly popular(while quite coquettish) with the ladies, and would outrageously exhibit similar behaivour amongst the gentlemen.Still, he was a quick hand at Baccarat and knew his way around a bottle of Gin- and was thusly tolerated by the senior members of society. Often written off as a source of amusement, his often farcical behaivour belied a deep sense of personal morality and a love for knowledge; which while mostly used for his own personal gain often came in handy should the need arise.
Coincidentally, when doing research for playing the role of Algernon in The Importance of Being Earnest he found a collection of Dagurrotypes which showed he bore a remarkable resemblance.
I've searched the internet high and low, and the best representation I could find is actually here in the original trailer for the film.
I think it's bizzare that I couldn't find a single photo, but the trailer was here.
Barnaby Cruxton-Smythe was known about town as the kind of bored aristo who would pay almost any amount of money to be entertained. Quick Witted with a notoriously short attention span, Barnaby speeds to an idea like a Quaker to unshucked grain. He is extremly popular(while quite coquettish) with the ladies, and would outrageously exhibit similar behaivour amongst the gentlemen.Still, he was a quick hand at Baccarat and knew his way around a bottle of Gin- and was thusly tolerated by the senior members of society.
Often written off as a source of amusement, his often farcical behaivour belied a deep sense of personal morality and a love for knowledge; which while mostly used for his own personal gain often came in handy should the need arise.
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