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Cairns James
Lewis Cairns James (23 September 1865–7 October 1946) was a Scottish-born baritone, actor, educator and opera producer most prominent during the Victorian and Edwardian eras. From 1887 to 1891 he performed with a D'Oyly Carte Opera Company touring company performing the comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan before embarking on a successful career on the West End stage and as a teacher of elocution. Early life James was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1865, the youngest of seven children of Mary Mattison ''née'' Smith (1827–1866) and the Reverend Alexander Thomas James (1826–1868), a Wesleyan minister. On the death of their father the younger children came under the guardianship of their uncle, the Reverend John Hutchison James, D.D. In June 1882 James matriculated at the University of London. While he was working as a young assistant master at Merthyr College in South Wales, the Principal recognised his theatrical talent and advised him to consider a career on the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairns James Jack Point 1890
Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-populous in Queensland, and 15th in Australia. The city was founded in 1876 and named after Sir William Wellington Cairns, following the discovery of gold in the Hodgkinson river. Throughout the late 19th century, Cairns prospered from the settlement of Chinese immigrants who helped develop the region's agriculture. Cairns also served as a port for blackbirding ships, bringing slaves and indentured labourers to the sugar plantations of Innisfail. During World War II, the city became a staging ground for the Allied Forces in the Battle of the Coral Sea. By the late 20th century the city had become a centre of international tourism, and in the early 21st century has developed into a major metropolitan city. Cairns is a popular tourist d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
