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Anson took a great interest in the welfare of actors who through illness or old age could not continue in their profession. In July 1855 he founded the
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area, they appeared in towns with a repertory of plays so that the audience of each town could see several plays in a week. Barbara Anson took the lead female roles, and Anson and Samuel
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in theatres; benefits included financial help when ill, and a modest but decent burial. As a burial site for deceased actors and their relatives he chose the
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