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Harold Heaton
Harold Robertson Heaton (born January 19, 1861)U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 for Harold Robertson Heaton, Passport Applications, 1795-1905 > 1890-1892 > Roll 366 - 01 Apr 1891-13 Apr 1891, retrieved from Ancestry.com was a newspaper artist whose work focused on cartoons. His prodigious body of work contributed to the development of political cartoons. He also illustrated books and produced sketches and paintings. He left newspaper work in 1899 to begin acting on the stage, and later wrote plays as well. He returned to cartooning for six years beginning in 1908, but continued acting while doing so. He appeared in many Broadway productions through 1932. A brief retrospective on his employment with the ''Chicago Tribune'', from October 1942, mentioned his obituary had been printed "a few years ago". Early years Born in Salem, Illinois, he was the son of Charles Heaton, a civil engineer from England, and Amy Robertson from Missouri.1870 United States Federal Census for Harry H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salem, Illinois
Salem is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,282 at the 2020 census. History Salem was founded in 1823 as the county seat of the newly formed Marion County. It is situated halfway between the Indiana and Missouri borders on what was originally the Vincennes- St. Louis Road, now U.S. Highway 50. Salem was formerly a sundown town. For decades, Salem had signs on each main road going into town telling African Americans that they were not allowed in town after sundown. In the late 1930s, production increased in local oil fields, leading to a significant population increase in the city. Geography Salem is located in central Marion County. U.S. Route 50 passes through the city center as Main Street, leading east to Flora and west to Carlyle. Illinois Route 37 (Broadway) crosses US 50 in the center of town, leading north to Alma and south to Dix. Interstate 57 passes through the west side of Salem, with access ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherlock Holmes (play)
''Sherlock Holmes'' is a four-act play by William Gillette and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, based on Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes. After three previews it premiered on Broadway November 6, 1899, at the Garrick Theatre in New York City. Background Recognizing the success of his character Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle decided to pen a play based on him. American theatrical producer Charles Frohman approached Conan Doyle and requested the rights to Holmes. While nothing came of their association at that time, it did inspire Conan Doyle to pen a five-act play featuring Holmes and Professor Moriarty. Upon reading the play, Frohman felt that it was unfit for production and instead persuaded Conan Doyle that actor William Gillette would be an ideal Holmes and would also be the perfect person to rewrite the play. Gillette, a successful playwright, donned a deerstalker and cape to visit Conan Doyle and request permission not only to perform the part but to rewrite it himself. Crea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Orlob
Harold Orlob (3 June 1883 – 25 June 1982) was an American composer, lyricist, and film producer. His work was primarily for Broadway. Career Orlob's career in the entertainment industry commenced around 1907, the year in which he released his first song—"With Mary Ann on a Merry-Go-Round." He composed his best-known song " I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" in 1909, with lyrics by Will M. Hough and Frank R. Adams, selling the song to Joseph E. Howard. When the song unexpectedly became a hit, Howard presented it as his own work for several decades. Orlob became a prolific composer for Broadway. Among his works were the short run of ''Corianton: An Aztec Lovestory'', a work pushed through by Orestes U. Bean's salesmanship and based on the novel ''Corianton'' by B. H. Roberts. His most successful show was ''Listen Lester,'' which ran for 272 performances between 1918 and 1919. It included the song "Waiting," recorded by several artists of that era. In 1939 Orlob produced th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank R
Frank, FRANK, or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a Germanic people in late Roman times * Franks, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades Currency * Liechtenstein franc or frank, the currency of Liechtenstein since 1920 * Swiss franc or frank, the currency of Switzerland since 1850 * Westphalian frank, currency of the Kingdom of Westphalia between 1808 and 1813 * The currencies of the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland (1803–1814): ** Appenzell frank ** Aargau frank ** Basel frank ** Berne frank ** Fribourg frank ** Glarus frank ** Graubünden frank ** Luzern frank ** Schaffhausen frank ** Schwyz frank ** Solothurn frank ** St. Gallen frank ** Thurgau frank ** Unterwalden frank ** Uri frank ** Zürich frank Places * Frank, Alberta, Canada, an urban community, formerly a village * Franks, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Knighthood Was In Flower (play)
''When Knighthood Was in Flower'' is a play in four acts by Paul Kester. It is based on the When Knighthood Was in Flower (novel), 1898 novel of the same name by Charles Major (writer), Charles Major. The work premiered on Broadway theatre, Broadway at the Olympia Theatre (New York City), Criterion Theatre on January 14, 1901. It ran for a total of 176 performances; closing in June 1901.Fisher & Hardison Londré, p. 512 The original production was produced by Charles Frohman and used sets by Ernest Albert, Frank E. Gates and Edward A. Morange. The costumes were designed by Mrs. Charles Hone and R. G. Harper Pennington, Harper Pennington. The cast was led by Bruce McRae as Charles Brandon and Julia Marlowe as Mary Tudor, Queen of France, Mary Tudor among others. Theatre historian Ken Bloom (writer), Ken Bloom, wrote that ''When Knighthood Was in Flower'' was "one of the most famous plays of the decade" and cited Marlowe's performance as a major critical triumph in that actress's ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Marlowe
Julia Marlowe (born Sarah Frances Frost; August 17, 1865 – November 12, 1950) was an English-born American actress, known for her interpretations of William Shakespeare's plays. Life and career Marlowe was born as Sarah Frances Frost, on August 17, 1865, at Caldbeck, England, to clogger and shoemaker John Frost and Sarah (Strong) Hodgson. When she was four her family emigrated to the United States. Her father, who was an avid fan of local sports, "fled to America in 1870 under the erroneous impression that he had destroyed a neighbour's eye by flicking a whip at him during a race." He changed his name to Brough and after first settling in Kansas he moved his family east to Portsmouth, Ohio and then Cincinnati. Early career Marlowe obtained the nickname of "Fanny" and in her early teens began her career in the chorus of a juvenile opera company. While touring with the company for nearly a year performing Gilbert and Sullivan's ''H.M.S. Pinafore'' (1879), under the direction of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of the longest-running newspapers in the United States, the ''Times'' serves as one of the country's Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The New York Times'' had 9.13 million total and 8.83 million online subscribers, both by significant margins the List of newspapers in the United States, highest numbers for any newspaper in the United States; the total also included 296,330 print subscribers, making the ''Times'' the second-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States, following ''The Wall Street Journal'', also based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' is published by the New York Times Company; since 1896, the company has been chaired by the Ochs-Sulzberger family, whose current chairman and the paper's publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoinette Perry
Mary Antoinette "Tony" Perry (June 27, 1888June 28, 1946) was an American actress, producer, director and administrator, known for her work in theatre, she was co-founder and secretary of the American Theatre Wing and is the namesake of the Tony Awards, presented by that organization for excellence in Broadway theatre. Early life Born in Denver, Colorado, she spent her childhood aspiring to replicate the thespian artistry of her aunt and uncle, Mildred Hall and George Wessels, who were both well-respected touring actors. She performed at the Elitch Theater near Denver when she was only 11 years old. In her biography, Mary Elitch recalled, "Her first public appearance was at the age of eleven in a small part on my stage. Today, with a brilliant career as an actress behind her, having played leading women with such great actors as David Warfield, Antoinette is a successful producer in New York City – having her own theatre." Perry's father, William Perry, was opposed to hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilda Spong
Hilda Spong (14 May 1875 – 16 May 1955), was an English-born actress of stage and screen, whose half-century long career was almost entirely in Australia and North America. Early life Frances Hilda Spong was born on 14 May 1875,Frances Hilda Spong in the England & Wales Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, Vol 1b > Page 200, retrieved from Ancestry.com in St. Pancras, London to Walter Brookes Spong, Walter Spong, a scene painter, and his wife Elizabeth. Her father was born in London, and her mother in Northumberland; she was the second of their five children, and the only girl.1881 England Census for Hilda Spong, London > St. Pancras > Kentish Town > District 50, retrieved from Ancestry.com During 1886, her father received a job offer from Robert Brough (actor), Robert Brough to be the chief scene painter for his theatre company, so the family moved to Melbourne, Australia. Australian and New Zealand stage Early career Spong first went on the stage at age fourteen, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence D'Orsay
Lawrence D'Orsay (1853–1931); some sources (Lawrance D'Orsay), was a British born stage and film actor. Biography He was born in 1853 as Dorset William Lawrance to solicitor John W. Lawrance. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and was intended to go into Law.''Who Was Who in the Theatre: 1912-1976'' volume 2 D-H p.690 c.1976 (from editions originally published annually by John Parker), 1976 edition by Gale Research Made his first appearance on the stage in 1877, he toured the English provinces for five years to 1882. Much work in London theatres. He went to New York City in 1884, making his first appearance at Haverley's Theatre on 6 October 1884. He started in silent films in 1912, making his last film in 1926. In the theatre he played the type of servile Englishman remembered by later actors such as Arthur Treacher and Sebastian Cabot. Selected filmography *''Ruggles of Red Gap'' (1918) *''The Bond Boy'' (1923) *''His Children's Children'' (1923) *'' The Side Show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessie Busley
Jessie Busley (1869–1950) was an American actress and comedian who performed on stage, screen, and radio for over six decades. Career Jessie starred on stage in over 25 Charles Frohman productions in the first 15 years of her career. Later in June 1930, she would appear on film for the first time in ''The Devil's Parade A Musical Revue set in Hades'', a 10-minute film short by Warner Bros. Pictures alongside actress Joan Blondell. Jessie went on to appear in such films as Brother Rat and ''Brother Rat and a Baby''. In 1939, she appeared alongside Kay Francis, James Stephenson, and Humphrey Bogart in '' King of the Underworld''. The next year she would appear in Humphrey Bogart's ''It All Came True''. Personal life Several months after they were married, Ernest Joy tried to shoot a theatrical press agent in a jealous rage after he saw him leaving a theater with Jessie. Word of the shot was reported in the news of the time and the press agent left town. Later that same year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaudeville
Vaudeville (; ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment which began in France in the middle of the 19th century. A ''vaudeville'' was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a dramatic composition or light poetry, interspersed with songs and dances. Vaudeville became popular in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s, while changing over time. In some ways analogous to music hall from Victorian Britain, a typical North American vaudeville performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill. Types of acts have included popular and classical musicians, singers, dancers, comedians, trained animals, magicians, ventriloquists, strongmen, female and male impersonators, acrobats, clowns, illustrated songs, jugglers, one-act plays or scenes from plays, athletes, lecturing celebrities, minstrels, and films. A vaudeville performer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
