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Lewis Hallam Lewis Hallam
Lewis Hallam , c.1714-1756, Anglo-American actor and manager of the first professional theatrical company in the United States. He arrived from England with his company in 1752 and opened at Williamsburg, Va., with Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice. In 1753 he built the first theater in New York... Read more
The Contrast The Contrast
Contrast, The (1787), a comedy by Royall Tyler. [John Street Theatre, in repertory.] Mr. Van Rough ( Owen Morris) would have his daughter, Maria ( Mrs. Harper), marry the effete anglophile, Dimple ( Lewis Hallam Jr.), although Dimple openly flirts with Letitia ( Mrs. Kenna) and Charlotte ( Mrs.... Read more
David Douglass David Douglass
Douglass, David (d. 1786), manager and actor. The Englishman began his theatrical career when, at the last minute, he was selected to supervise a new company to play in Jamaica. By coincidence, a company led by Lewis Hallam Sr. was also playing on the island, so the troupes merged, Hallam died, and... Read more
Thomas Wignell Thomas Wignell
Wignell, Thomas (1753–1803), actor and manager. The English‐born performer was brought to America in 1774 by his cousin, the younger Lewis Hallam. However, the outbreak of the Revolution forced him to sail almost immediately for Jamaica, and he did not begin to earn a name for himself... Read more
John Hodgkinson John Hodgkinson
Hodgkinson, John [né Meadowcroft] (1767–1805), actor and manager. Son of a British farmer turned publican, he enlisted in a troupe playing in Bristol and Bath, then in 1791 wrote to Lewis Hallam Jr. and John Henry, requesting a position in their company. Hodgkinson made his American... Read more
The Prince of Parthia The Prince of Parthia
Prince of Parthia, The (1767), a tragedy by Thomas Godfrey. [Southwark Theatre (Philadelphia), 1 perf.] Vardanes ( Mr. Tomlinson) plots to turn his father, King Artabanus ( David Douglass), against his brother Arsaces ( Lewis Hallam Jr.) because he resents Arsaces's success in war and, even more,... Read more
Park Theatre Park Theatre
Park Theatre (New York). Opened in 1798 as the New Theatre by Lewis Hallam and John Hodgkinson to replace the John Street Theatre, it served as New York's only playhouse for a quarter of a century and for several decades thereafter remained a prestigious auditorium. Under its earliest managers it... Read more
Alfred Tennyson 1st Baron Tennyson Alfred Tennyson 1st Baron Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, 1st Baron , 1809-92, English poet. The most famous poet of the Victorian age, he was a profound spokesman for the ideas and values of his times. Early Life and Works Tennyson was the son of an intelligent but unstable clergyman in Lincolnshire. His early literary attempts... Read more
William Dunlap William Dunlap
William Dunlap , 1766-1839, American dramatist and theatrical manager, b. Perth Amboy, N.J. Inspired by the success of The Contrast by Royall Tyler, he began to write plays for the American Company (see Hallam, Lewis ). His second comedy, The Father; or, American Shandyism, produced in 1789,... Read more
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Good weekend for West Hallam's first XI.
Newspaper article from: Ilkeston Advertiser (Ilkeston, England) ...Tatler and Tom Lockhart got their first...performance. On Sunday Hallam welcomed Lullington...Bayley Cup. West Hallam were put in to...followed by captain Lockhart for one. Lee...Ray Ling's men finally got underway...with James North top scoring on 38...

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