JERROLD

Douglas William (only son of Samuel Jerrold, manager of Sheerne theatre, d. Jany. 1820). b. Greek st. Soho, London 3 Jany. 1803; ed. at Sheerne ; served on board H.M.S. Namur guardship 1813–15; apprenticed to Gabriel Sidney of North umber land st. Strand, printer 1816; produced More frightened than hurt, at Sadler’s Wells theatre 30 April 1821; wrote pieces for the Coburg theatre 1825; wrote Black-eyed Susan or all in the Downs, best nautical drama ever written, produced at Surrey theatre 8 June 1829 for which he received £70 from Elliston, it ran 300 nights; wrote The mutiny at the Nore, played at Pavilion, Coburg and Queen’s theatres 1830; joint manager with W. J. Hammond of Strand theatre 1 May 1836 to 17 Sep. 1836; wrote the Bubbles of the day, Covent Garden 25 Feb. 1842; The prisoner of war, Drury Lane 8 Feb. 1842; started the Illuminated Mag. 1843; wrote Time works wonders, which ran at the Hay market from 26 April 1845 for about 90 nights; edited Douglas Jerrold’s Shilling Magazine 7 vols. 1845–8; editor and chief proprietor of Douglas Jerrold’s Weekly newspaper 1846, it became the Weekly News; contributed to Punch from No. 2, 24 July 1841 to death; edited Lloyd’s Weekly Newspaper 1852 to death; founded The Mulberries 1824, The Whittington at 37 Arundel st. Strand 1846, it ceased 1873, The Museum 1847 and other literary clubs; author of Men of character 3 vols. 1838; Punch’s Letters to his son 1843; The story of a feather 1844; Punch’s Complete letter writer 1845; Mrs. Caudle’s curtain lectures 1846; The chronicles of Clover nook 1845; A man made of money 1849; Heads of the people 1852; The writings of D. Jerrold 8 vols. 1854 and 4 vols. 1863–4. d. Kilburn priory, St. John’s Wood, London 8 June 1857. bur. Norwood cemetery 15 June, portrait by Sir Daniel Macnee in National portrait gallery. W. B. Jerrold’s Life of D. Jerrold (1859), portrait ; G. Hodder’s Memories of my time (1870) 4–58, 108–20, 126–39; Illust. Rev. iii 673–81 (1872), portrait ; R. H. Horne’s New spirit of the age , i 291–304 (1844); Quarterly Mag. of Odd fellows , i 198–208 (1858); E. Yates’ Recollections , i 291–4, ii 351 (1884). Note. —There is a portrait of him by John Leech in his two-page cartoon, called “Mr. Punch’s fancy ball” in Punch 9 Jany. 1847, where he is represented as playing the drum in the orchestra. His first contribution to Punch entitled Punch and Peel appeared in No. 2, 24 July 1841, he first used the signature of Q. on 13 Sep. In Alfred Bunn’s A word with Punch 1847 Jerrold is spoken of as Wrong head and is stated to have been hi ed off the stage.