Abstract:
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.