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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
Billy Dee Williams Billy Dee Williams
Billy Dee Williams 1937– Read more
Americas Lost Plays Americas Lost Plays
America's Lost Plays. The celebrated anthology was first published in a series of twenty volumes by Princeton University Press in the early 1940s, under the general editorship of Barrett H. Clark. The anthology dealt with the work of such early playwrights as William Dunlap and James A. Herne... Read more
Pizarro Pizarro
Pizarro (1800). Richard Brinsley Sheridan's long‐popular tragedy of a noble Inca's doomed battle against the Spanish invader, its most famous scene depicted the hero, Rolla, leaping over a chasm with a young child in one hand and his defending sword in another. Sheridan had based his play on... Read more
Andre Andre
André (1798), a tragedy by William Dunlap. [Park Theatre, 3 perf.] Major André ( John Hodgkinson) has been captured and condemned to die for being a British spy. His friends, including patriotic Americans, admire him enough to attempt to save him. First among these friends is Bland (... 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
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
Williams syndrome Williams syndrome
Williams syndrome Definition A rare congenital (present from birth) genetic disorder that results in physical and developmental delays and problems. Description Williams syndrome (WS) is sometimes also referred to as Williams-Beuren syndrome. The disorder was first described by... Read more
William Wells Brown William Wells Brown
William Wells Brown Born a slave, William Wells Brown (1815-1884) escaped to freedom and became the first African American to publish a novel or a play. He was also an abolitionist and an internationally acclaimed lecturer. William Wells Brown was born in Lexington, Ky. His mother was a... Read more
William Byrd II William Byrd II
William Byrd II (1674-1744) P LANTER, ROYAL OFFICIAL, AND COLONIAL AGENT Sources Privileged Upbringing.William Byrd II was “born to one of the amplest fortunes” of late-seventeenth-century Virginia. His father, William Byrd I, inherited vast landholdings... Read more

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