Historical Dictionary of American Theater by James Fisher

Author:James Fisher
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: undefined
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2012-01-01T16:00:00+00:00

LANGRISHE, JACK S. (1829–1895)

The Irish-born lanky comic actor Jack S. Langrishe put together a small ensemble in St. Joseph, Missouri, and toured to Kansas City in 1859. His repertory of melodramas was so well received that city fathers spoke of building a theater for him. However, Langrishe, with his actress wife Jeannette and the company, followed the Pike’s Peak gold rush. Their one-week engagement at Denver’s Apollo Hall in 1860 turned into 11 years in the city, with summers in Central City, Colorado, and forays to other towns and mining camps. In 1876, he opened the Langrishe Theatre in Deadwood, South Dakota. In 1879, he was contracted for the inaugural season of the Tabor Opera House in Leadville, Colorado. Langrishe became known as “the father of Colorado theatre” but finally left the increasingly populated state in 1885 and lived his last 10 years in Warner, Idaho.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.