Alexander Placide (1750–1812), was an American (originally French) actor and theatre manager.Robin O. Warren, Women on Southern Stages, 1800-1865: Performance, Gender and Identity He debuted in France in 1770 and was active in Saint-Domingue until the

Haitian Revolution The Haitian Revolution (french: révolution haïtienne ; ht, revolisyon ayisyen) was a successful insurrection by slave revolt, self-liberated slaves against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue, now the sovereign state of Haiti. The revolt ...

, when he emigrated to the United States. He managed the

Charleston Theatre Charleston Theatre, also called Broad Street Theatre was a theatre in Charleston, South Carolina between 1794 and 1833. It was the first permanent theatre in Charleston, the first with a permanent staff, and the only theater for much of its durati ...

from 1796 and was the leader of the Charleston Company, which also toured Georgia and Virginia and are considered to have introduced a permanent theatre in these states. In 1812 he became a co-manager with William Twaits and

Jean Baptiste Casmiere Breschard Jean Baptiste Casmiere Breschard (John B. Breschard) was a circus owner and equestrian performer in the Circus of Pepin and Breschard. Along with his partner, Victor Pepin he had been managing a circus in Madrid, Spain. Pepin and Breschard were ...

of the

Olympic Theatre The Olympic Theatre, sometimes known as the Royal Olympic Theatre, was a 19th-century London theatre, opened in 1806 and located at the junction of Drury Lane, Wych Street and Newcastle Street. The theatre specialised in comedies throughout m ...

in New York. He was married to

Charlotte Wrighten Placide Charlotte Wrighten Placide (1776–1823), was an American actress and opera singer.Robin O. Warren, Women on Southern Stages, 1800-1865: Performance, Gender and Identity' She was married to Alexander Placide and mother of Jane Placide. She had a su ...

and father of

Jane Placide Jane Placide (1804 – May 16, 1835) was an American actress. Life Jane's parents had immigrated to the United States in 1792. She was the daughter of Alexander Placide, manager of the Charleston Theatre in Charleston, and the actress and op ...

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