Show kid stars arent new when we read of the big sums earned by the various kiddies in the movies dont think its something new william henry west betty made his debut as an actor in 1803 at the age of 11 and was such a success that he collected in 56 nights when he appeared at covent garden opera house in england the crush was so great that the troops were called out to keep order he was presented to royalty and on one occasion when he was playing hamlet the house of commons was specially adjourned so that members could see his performance for mance there arent any facts about his fan mail but the autographs it contained must have been worth quite a bit too he died on august 24 1874 |