on 4 october 1826 wrench appeared for the first time at covent garden, enacting rover in ‘wild oats.’ he had made a great success at the lyceum in ‘he lies like truth,’ and was at that house when (16 feb. 1830) it was burnt to the ground. in 1834, in the rebuilt house, wrench and keeley made a great hit in oxenford's ‘i and my double.’ on 30 oct. at the haymarket he was the first caleb chizzler in ‘but however’ by henry mayhew and henry baylis. in 1840 wrench was at the olympic. his last engagement was at the haymarket.