Wood, William B. (William Burke), 1779-1861

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Actor and manager of the Walnut Street Theatre.

From the description of Letters : Philadelphia, to Edward S. Burd, Philadelphia, 1846 June 15 and June 17. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28895082

Actor and theater manager.

From the description of William B. Wood correspondence, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981416

Canadian-born actor and theater manager in Philadelphia at the Chestnut Street Theatre, Arch Street Theatre, and Walnut Street Theatre.

From the description of Account books, 1810-1835. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 85226939

Wood was manager of the Chestnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, in partnership with William Warren.

From the description of Costume designer's notes and sketches, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 612807971
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referencedIn Jonathan D. Meredith Papers, 1795-1859, (bulk 1810-1859) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Carey, Lea & Blanchard. Correspondence, 1823-1849. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn The Robert Cushman Butler Collection of Theatrical Illustrations Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
referencedIn Front Street Theatre (Baltimore, Md.). [Playbills, 1786-1805]. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
creatorOf Wood, William B. (William Burke), 1779-1861. Account books, 1810-1835. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.). [Playbills, 1797-1808]. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
referencedIn Free Library of Philadelphia Collection of Literary Manuscripts, 1666-1990 Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department
referencedIn Cooke, George Frederick, 1756-1812. Promptbooks for productions of Shakespeare's King Richard the Third, 1785-1905. Houghton Library
referencedIn Annapolis Theatre (Annapolis, Md.). [Playbills, 1769-1803]. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
creatorOf William Wood Collection of Plays (MS Thr 2322). Houghton Library, Harvard University. Houghton Library
referencedIn Stark, Samuel,. 19th century British and American stage : promptbooks, 1820-1880. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896,. Sanitary Fairs Collection, 1749-1867 (bulk 1864). Porterville Public Library
creatorOf Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.). Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1800-1825, n.d. University of Pennsylvania Library
creatorOf Wood, William B. (William Burke), 1779-1861. William B. Wood correspondence, undated. Library of Congress
referencedIn The Robert Cushman Butler Collection of Theatrical Illustrations Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
referencedIn Holliday Street Theatre (Baltimore, Md.). [Playbills, 1802-1805]. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
creatorOf Wood, William B., 1779-1861. Promptbooks for productions of Shakespeare's King Lear, 1756-1927. Houghton Library
creatorOf Hackett, Norman. Promptbooks for productions of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, 1804-1905. Houghton Library
creatorOf Wood, William B., 1779-1861. Costume designer's notes and sketches, undated. Harvard University, Harvard Theater Collection, Harvard College Library
referencedIn Park Theatre (New York, N.Y. : Park Row). [Playbills, 1798-1812] Harvard University, Harvard Theater Collection, Harvard College Library
creatorOf Wood, William B. (William Burke), 1779-1861. Letters : Philadelphia, to Edward S. Burd, Philadelphia, 1846 June 15 and June 17. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
creatorOf Howe, John, fl 1850. Promptbooks for productions of Shakespeare's Hamlet, 1800-1909. Houghton Library
referencedIn United States' Theatre (Washington, D.C.). [Playbill, 1800]. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
creatorOf Wood, William B. (William Burke), 1779-1861. Correspondence to Richard Penn Smith, 1837, undated. University of Pennsylvania Library
referencedIn Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905. Promptbooks for productions of Shakespeare's King Richard the Second, 1819-1898. Houghton Library
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associatedWith Annapolis Theatre (Annapolis, Md.) corporateBody
associatedWith Arch Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) corporateBody
associatedWith Burd, Edward Shippen, 1779-1848. person
associatedWith Carey, Lea & Blanchard. corporateBody
associatedWith Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) corporateBody
associatedWith Free Library of Philadelphia. corporateBody
associatedWith Front Street Theatre (Baltimore, Md.) corporateBody
associatedWith Holliday Street Theatre (Baltimore, Md.) corporateBody
associatedWith McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, person
associatedWith Meredith, Jonathan D., 1783-1872. person
associatedWith Park Theatre (New York, N.Y. : Park Row) corporateBody
associatedWith Stark, Samuel, person
associatedWith United States' Theatre (Washington, D.C.) corporateBody
associatedWith Walnut Street Theatre. corporateBody
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Costume design
Theater management
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Actors
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Birth 1779-05-26

Death 1861-09-23

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