Record #:

20474

Author(s):

Rulfs, Donald J.

Abstract:

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.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 28 Issue 3, July 1951, p316-331, por, f

Subject(s):

Thalian Hall (Wilmington); Wilmington--History--Theater