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20474
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This article is the second in a series of articles looking at the professional theater in Wilmington from 1858-1930. This installment focuses on the years between 1870 and 1900, and includes a detailed account of plays, orchestras, operas, traveling shows and theater companies that were engaged at Thalian Hall (known alternately as the Wilmington Theater) as well as accounts of complete theatrical seasons by year. Particular attention is given to famous actors of the period who appeared in Wilmington including Edwin Forrest, Fanny Janauschek, Edward A. Sothern, and Joseph Jefferson.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 28 Issue 3, July 1951,
p316-331, por, f
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20495
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This article is the third and last in a series of articles looking at the professional theater in Wilmington from 1858-1930. This installment focuses on the years between 1900 and 1930, and includes a detailed account of plays, orchestras, operas, traveling shows and theater companies that were engaged at Thalian Hall (known alternately as the Wilmington Theater) as well as accounts of complete theatrical seasons by year. Particular attention is given to famous actors of the period who appeared in Wilmington including James O'Neill, Otis Skinner, Lillian Russell, John Griffith, Maude Adams, and Harry Lauder among others.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 28 Issue 4, Oct 1951,
p463-485, por, f
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28656
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Wilmington’s City Hall opened in 1859, and featured a theater financed by the town commissioners and the Thalian Association. Known as Thalian Hall, the theater became an integral part of Wilmington life. Besides providing entertainment, it was a place of assembly for a variety of occasions.
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Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin
(NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 27 Issue 2, Feb 1984,
p1-6, f
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