Promptbooks for productions of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, 1804-1905.

Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823

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John Philip Kemble (1 February 1757 – 26 February 1823) was a British actor. He was born into a theatrical family as the eldest son of Roger Kemble, actor-manager of a touring troupe. His elder sister Sarah Siddons achieved fame with him on the stage of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. His other siblings, Charles Kemble, Stephen Kemble, Ann Hatton, and Elizabeth Whitlock, also enjoyed success on the stage. He was manager of the Drury Lane and Covent Garden theatres in London, where his reforms ...

Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905

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Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) was a British actor-manager. Born Feb. 6, 1838, in Keinton Mandeville, Somerset, Eng., he died Oct. 13, 1905, in Bradford, Yorkshire. Irving's original name was John Henry Brodribb. He achieved early success and began to play leading roles throughout London, often with Ellen Terry. In 1878, he took over the Lyceum Theatre and hired Terry as the company's leading lady. This partnership lasted for 25 years and was reknowned throughout England and the United States. Bra...

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...

Hackett, Norman, 1874-1959

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Norman Honore Hackett (September 7, 1874 – February 12, 1959) was a prominent Canadian-born American stage actor of the early 1900s, noted for his Shakespearean roles. After he retired as an actor, he went on to a career at the Theta Delta Chi fraternity....

Anderson, James, active 1750-1759

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Davenport, Fanny, 1850-1898

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Fanny Lily Gypsy Davenport was an American actress and theatrical manager. In 1882 she established her own theatrical company, the Fanny Davenport Company, which toured the United States with productions of Fedora, La Tosca, Cleopatra, and Gismonda, among others. She was married first to Edwin H. Price and then to Melbourne MacDowell. From the description of Fanny Davenport collection, 1881-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 612235888 Davenport first performed on stage at ...

Wallack's Theatre (New York, N.Y.).

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Barnes, John H., 1850?-1925.

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Stephens, William H. (William Henry)

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Wallack, Fanny.

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Sedley-Smith, William Henry, 1806-1872.

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Olympic Theatre (New York, N.Y.).

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Holland, George

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Canberra-based architect. From the description of Architectural specifications. 1967-1973. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225740400 ...

Lester, Charles Edwards

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Drury Lane Theatre

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The Drury Lane Theatre in London is the oldest English theater still in use. From the description of Financial records, 1747-1817. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78201833 From the guide to the Financial records, 1747-1817., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) The performances took place at the King's theatre, Haymarket and at the Lyceum between 1809 and 1812. Some of Benjamin Wyatt's plans for the rebuilding of...

Lyceum Theatre (London, England)

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"The theatre burnt down in 1830. ... Beazley designed and built a replacement, also known as the English Opera House, on the same site; it opened in July 1834" - Grove Opera. From the description of Contracts, specifications and plans for the building and rebuilding of the Lyceum Theatre, London : 1834-1860. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 612811405 ...

Reignolds, Emma.

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Davidge, William Pleater, 1814-1888

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William Pleater Davidge (1814-1888) was an English-born comic actor, dramatist, and author who emigrated to the United States in 1850. His son, William Thomas Davidge (1847-1899) was also a comic actor and was married to actress Maggie Harold Davidge (1852-1907). From the description of William Pleater Davidge collection of photographs, ca. 1867-1922. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 663988546 From the guide to the William Pleater Davidge collection of photographs, ...

Placide, Henry P., 1799-1870

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Early Native American comedian noted for his polished acting in Old comedy and for his dialect and broken-English parts; member of the Park Theatre, New York, stock company. From the description of Collection, 1810-1834. (University of California, Davis). WorldCat record id: 32824095 ...

Terry, Ellen, Dame, 1847-1928

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British actress. From the description of Dame Ellen Terry correspondence and calling card, 1896. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980587 Epithet: actress British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000208.0x000002 Dame Ellen Terry was a 19th century British actress, who for many years performed opposite Henry Irving at the Lyceum Theatre, London. She was made a Dame Grand Cross in 1925. Fro...

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 ...

Milton, Edward

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Macready, William Charles, 1793-1873

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English actor, recognized as perhaps the greatest English character actor of his day. He was especially noted for his Shakespearean roles. From the description of Letter, 1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122391814 William Charles Macready was a tragedian. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1821-1849, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155886139 William Charles Macready was an English stage manager and actor...

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...

Vining, Frederick, 1790-1871

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Marlowe, Julia, 1865-1950

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Julia Marlowe was an English actress. She married Edward Hugh Sothern on 17 August 1911. From the description of Letters : to Horace Howard Furness, Horace Howard Furness, Jr., and Louise Brooks Winsor Furness, 1890-1929. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155868093 Julia Marlowe was an actress. She was married to Edward Sothern. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1911-1933. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat rec...

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 S...

Lacy, Walter.

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Winter, Joseph P., fl.1865.

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Riddell, George W., d.1944.

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Broadway Theatre (New York, N. Y.)

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

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Riddle, George, 1851-1910

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Ellis, George, active 1851-1852

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Boston Museum (1847-1903)

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The Boston Museum was a theater and museum displaying collections of natural curiosities. From the description of Boston Museum broadside, 1861 Dec. 14. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 319961599 Originally housing a gallery of curiosities and wax tableaux in addition to its theatrical features, the first Boston Museum was built in 1841 by Moses Kimball. The original Boston Museum, known as the Boston Museum and Gallery of Fine Arts, became so successful tha...

Warren, William, 1767-1832

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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. ...

Sothern, E. H. (Edward Hugh), 1859-1933

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Actor. From the description of E. H. Sothern papers. 1914-1923. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980499 Edward Hugh Sothern (1859-1933) was an American actor and author who appeared on the New York and London stages; Julia Marlowe (1865-1950) was a successful actress in New York. They became co-stars in 1904, were married in 1911, and toured, mainly in Shakespeare plays, until her final retirement in 1924. Sothern devoted much of his later years to public readings, lectures ...

Theatre Royal (Haymarket, England).

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Gilbert, John, 1810-1889

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John Gibbs Gilbert (February 27, 1810 – June 17, 1889) was an American stage actor whose real name was Gibbs. Born in Boston, he made his first appearance there at the Tremont Theatre, in 1828, as Jaffier in Otway's Venice Preserved. His original aim was to be a tragedian, but while on a tour through the South and West, the success of his Sir Anthony Absolute, Master Walter, etc., convinced him that his true bent was for "old men" parts, and he soon became the leading American actor in that l...

Forrest, N.K.

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