The biography of the comic actor Thomas Doggett and the famous Coat and Badge Race which he founded for watermen on the River Thames. Contents: Part I. The Man By Theodore Andrea Cook Chapter I The Fame of Actors 3 Chapter II Bartholomew Fair 10 Chapter III Drury Lane 21 Chapter IV Pugnacious Thomas 31 Chapter V River Traffic and London Theatres 36 Chapter VI Off the Stage 48 Chapter VII Doggett's Bequest 60 Part II. The Race By Guy Nickalls Chapter...