Record #:

21942

Author(s):

Prokos, Christ

Abstract:

The James Adams Floating Theatre was an attraction which cruised the coastal waters of the state and as far north as Virginia and as far south as Georgia. The boat, built in 1913 in Washington at a cost of $25,000, was owned and operated by James Adams a performer from Saginaw, Michigan. It could hold 850 people there were performances aboard every day. Novelist and playwright Edna Ferber used her 4-day experience on the James Adams to compose her novel, Show Boat, which was later turned in a Broadway musical.

Source:

Washington the Magazine (NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 1 Issue 1, Nov/Dec 2011, p26-29, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

James Adams Floating Theater; Showboats; Theater--History--20th century; Washington--History; Ferber, Edna, 1885-1968

Record #:

12815

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Although settlers first came to North Carolina during the mid-17th-century, the area near Washington remained vacant until the early 1700s. Close to water, enhanced through the convenience of rivers, and sustained through industry, agriculture, and fisheries, residents of Washington have enjoyed a quiet history on the shores of the Pamlico.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 28 Issue 11, Oct 1960, p10-12, 23, 26, il, map

Subject(s):

Washington--Economic conditions; Washington--History