Promptbooks for productions of Shakespeare's The First Part of King Henry the Fourth, 1824-ca.1900.

Skinner, Otis, 1858-1942

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Otis Skinner (1858-1942) was an American actor and writer. Born June 28, 1858 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he was brought up in Hartford, Connecticut where his father Charles Skinner was a Universalist minister. Otis Skinner was interested in theater from a young age, and through his father's friendship with P.T. Barnum was introduced to William Pleater Davidge, who gave him his first theatrical role. In the latter half of the 1870s, he played various bit roles in stock companies, and alongsid...

Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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The theater was managed during this time (1797-1808) by Alexander Reinagle, Thomas Wignell and William B. Wood. From the description of [Playbills, 1797-1808]. 1797-1808. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 32798217 ...

Scott, John Randolph.

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Edwards, J. C. W. (Jonathan Charles Wright)

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Stephens, William H. (William Henry)

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Gann, James, active 1844

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Boston Theatre (Washington Street, Boston, Mass.)

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The Boston Theatre on Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts, opened 11 September 1854 and was the second Boston Theatre in this location, rebuilt after the first structure was razed in 1852. The playhouse was designed by Edward and James Cabot and Jonathan Preston from plans by Henri Noury and it seated 3000. From the guide to the Boston Theatre (Washington Street, Boston, Mass.) orchestra music, ca. 1860-1900., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Libr...

Young, William H., active 19th century

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William H. Young was a boxer, policeman in San Jose, Calif., soldier in WWII, detective and sheriff of Santa Clara County. Young was the founder of the William H. Young Detective Agency, started in 1946. From the description of William H. Young papers, 1928-1965. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 62313899 ...

Nagle, Joseph

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Glenn, Samuel F.

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...

Kirkland, John

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Chippendale, Frederick, d.1903.

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White, George.

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Samuel Dennis White was born on March 9, 1818, in Parishville, New York. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1837 and in 1841 married Mary Hannah Burton in Nauvoo, Illinois. After stopping for a time in Garden Grove, Iowa, the Whites traveled to Utah in 1850, and spent the next several years working on the Cedar City settlement. White also wrote for the newly established Deseret News and made two trips east to assist Mormon emmigrants traveling to Utah. He died while att...

Melville, C. P. (Charles Peter), 1951-

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Barry, Thomas, 1798-1876.

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Durang, Charles F.

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Taylor, James H. (James Hughes), 1825-1897.

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