The death of his father in 1791 forced him to leave his studies to support his mother and eight siblings, and he became an actor and wrote a successful play Connoisseur of Girls.
Очева смрт 1791. га је натерала да напусти студије да би издржавао мајку и осморо браће и сестара, те је постао глумац и написао успешну драму Познавалац девојака (Connoisseur of Girls).