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Harry Lacy
Elanson Henry Lacy, known as Harry Lacy (1853 – December 14, 1920) was an American actor, a star in his time best known for playing the role of Jack Manley in the hit play ''The Still Alarm'' in the 1880s and 1890s.(8 January 1899)Harry Lacy A Bankrupt ''The New York Times'' By 1901, it was reported that Lacy had played the part of Manley in over 1800 performances.(5 January 1901)Academy of Music ''Evening Star'' (same page also has account from Lacy as to how he became involved with Joseph Arthur to produce the play)(4 December 1898)Henry Lacey at the Orpheum ''The Herald'' (illustration)(14 November 1902)Cigars Craze Harry Lacey ''The World''(9 January 1903)Flourished A Revolver ''Pittsburgh Press'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Still Alarm
''The Still Alarm'' is a melodramatic play by Joseph Arthur that debuted in New York in 1887 and enjoyed great success, and was adapted to silent films in 1911, 1918, and 1926. Though never a favorite of critics, it achieved widespread popularity. It is best known for its climactic scene where fire wagons are pulled by horses to a blazing fire.Rahill, FrankThe world of melodrama p. 257 (1967) ("the greatest of all the fireman plays") Background The play debuted at the Fourteenth Street Theatre in New York City on August 30, 1887.Brown, Thomas AllstonA history of the New York stage p. 495-96 (1887 original production), p. 498 (March 1888 return)(31 August 1887) ''The New York Times''Burt, Daniel S. (ed.The chronology of American literature p. 271 (2004)(28 August 1887)Notes of the Week ''The New York Times'' Harry Lacy played the lead role of Jack Manley. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Arthur
Joseph Arthur (born September 28, 1971) is an American singer-songwriter and artist from Akron, Ohio. He is best known for his solo material, and as a member of Fistful of Mercy and RNDM. Arthur has built his reputation over the years through critically acclaimed releases and constant touring; his unique solo live performances often incorporate the use of a number of distortion and loop pedals, and his shows are recorded live at the soundboard and made available to concertgoers immediately following the show on recordable media. Arthur was discovered by Peter Gabriel in the mid-1990s, and signed to Gabriel's Real World label as the first North American artist on the label's roster. Arthur released his debut album, '' Big City Secrets'' (1997), and follow-up, ''Come to Where I'm From'' (2000), on Real World before signing with various independent labels between 2002 and 2006. He established his own record label, Lonely Astronaut Records, in 2006, and released two studio albums, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minstrel Show
The minstrel show, also called minstrelsy, was an American form of racist theatrical entertainment developed in the early 19th century. Each show consisted of comic skits, variety acts, dancing, and music performances that depicted people specifically of African descent. The shows were performed by mostly white people wearing blackface make-up for the purpose of playing the role of black people. There were also some African-American performers and black-only minstrel groups that formed and toured. Minstrel shows caricatured black people as dim-witted, lazy, buffoonish, superstitious, and happy-go-lucky.The Coon Character , Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia, Ferris State University. Retrieved 29 January 2016.John Kenrick [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Planter's Wife (play)
James Knox Tillotson (April 16, 1845 – October 23, 1907) was an American playwright and businessman. His plays included '' The Planter's Wife'', ''Queena'', ''Lynwood'' and ''A Young Wife''.(28 October 1907)Mr. Tilletson Dies ''Oshkosh Northwestern'' ''The Planter's Wife'', written for Charlotte Thompson, appeared in Chicago by early 1883, and ran on Broadway by April of the same year, and played far and wide over the ensuing decade as one of the most popular "spectacular plantation dramas" of the day.Gaines, Francis PendletonThe Southern Plantation: A Study in the Development and the Accuracy of a Tradition p. 122 (1924)Maude Adams: Idol of American Theater, 1872-1953 pp. 46-47 (2004) Tillotson's ''A Gilded Crime'' was performed to great acclaim at the |
Maude Granger
Maude Granger (1849-August 17, 1928) was a popular American stage actress of the latter part of the 19th century, and early 20th century. Biography Granger was born Anna Brainard in Middletown, Connecticut. She made her Broadway debut in ''A Woman's Heart'' at the Union Square Theatre.(14 September 1890Maude Granger's Career ''San Francisco Call'' She took over the lead part in ''Led Astray'' when Rose Eytinge became ill. She also appeared in ''The Two Orphans (play), The Two Orphans'', ''Two Nights in Rome'', ''The Planter's Wife'', ''Broken Hearts'', and ''My Partner''. Later she took on more Shakespearean roles, and also appeared in more Broadway hits such as ''The First Year (play), The First Year'' (1920) and ''Pigs'' (1924). While playing in ''Pigs'' in Chicago she fell ill, and had to retire after failing to fully recover from surgery. She retired after a 55-year stage career.(18 August 1928)Maude Granger, Noted Actress, Dies at 77 ''The New York Times'' Historian D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Rigl
Emily Rigl (1854 - ? 'after 1921'' was a 19th-century stage actress who primarily performed in the United States. Although not a major star, she was considered to be a talented actress. Biography Rigl was born in the Netherlands or Austria (sources vary on this point) and trained as a ballet dancer, as her father was an instructor in that subject.Berg, Albert ElleryThe Drama, Painting, Poetry, and Song(1884), p.320 She came with her sister Betty to the United States in 1866, where she debuted in the chorus of ''The Black Crook'' at Niblo's Garden, in which Betty had a prominent role. Emily left that long-running show after two years, studied acting, and joined Augustin Daly's company by 1874 as an actress. She was active on the stage in numerous roles on Broadway and in traveling companies at least through 1907. According to ''The Oxford Companion to American Theatre'', although "never a major star, she was still considered one of the best actresses of her day."Bordman, Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Carpenter Wheeler
Andrew Carpenter Wheeler (July 4, 1835 – March 10, 1903), best known by the pen name Nym Crinkle, was a 19th-century American newspaper writer, author, and drama critic. He was one of the most prolific critics of his day, known for his pungent and fierce criticism.Wright, Thomas K. ''Nym Crinkle: Gadfly Critic and Male Chauvinist'', in ''Educational Theatre Journal'', Vol. 24, No. 4 (Dec., 1972), pp. 370-382 Biography Early life Wheeler was born on John Street (Manhattan), John Street in Lower Manhattan (New York City) in 1835, and attended City College of New York, College of the City of New York. His journalism career started with ''The New York Times'' in 1857, before going west for a time. He joined the ''Milwaukee Sentinel'', and left to become a war correspondent during the American Civil War, Civil War. After a stint in Chicago, he then returned to New York for the remainder of his career. Critic After returning to New York, he first wrote under the name "Trinculo" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Law Proudfit
David Law Proudfit (October 27, 1842, Newburgh, New York – February 23, 1897, New York City) was an American poet and lithographer, who also wrote under the pseudonym Peleg Arkwright. Son of a clergyman, Proudfit was educated at the common schools until the onset of the American Civil War, Civil War. Enlisting as a Private (rank), private in the 1st Regiment New York Mounted Rifles aged nineteen, he spent four years as a soldier, rising to the rank of Major (United States), major. He then went to New York and entered business in lithography. He began contributing to periodicals under the pseudonym Peleg Arkwright, until success encouraged him to write under his own name. In 1868 he married Frances Marian Dodge. His later business interests included pneumatic tubes; in the 1880s he was president of the Meteor despatch company of New York.''Appletons' cyclopaedia of American biography'', 6 vols, 1888 Works *''Love among the Gamins, and other poems'', New York, 1877 *''Mask and Domi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Stage Actors
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1853 Births
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