Lester Wallack papers, 1827-1902.

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Lester Wallack papers, 1827-1902.

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A collection of letters primarily addressed to 19th-century stage actor Lester Wallack, including letters Wallack wrote to his parents from boarding school and later on his sons, portraits, financial information; menus from a social club's dinners, and an annotated copy of the published script, The veteran; or, France and Algeria: a drama, in six tableaux, with cast of characters, stage business, costumes, relative positions, & c., & c., as performed at Wallack's Theater.

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Wallack, Lester, 1820-1888

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John Johnstone Wallack (January 1, 1820, New York City – September 6, 1888, Stamford, Connecticut), was an American actor-manager and son of theatre producer James William Wallack and actrees Susan Johnstone. He used the stage name John Lester until October 5, 1858, when he first acted under the name Lester Wallack, which he retained the rest of his career. He was born in New York but at an early age he was taken to his parents' home in London where he was reared and educated. Wallack had chose...