Stark’s version of Ingomar; or, The Greek Maiden was a 5 act tragedy from the German about a Barbarian who abducted a maiden who had given herself as a sacrifice to save her father’s life. Comstock Residents Mr. and Mrs. Fairbanks also acted with them at times.
Stark’s Company Rules VC with a Classic Rep
Stark’s theatre company was still playing to packed houses at the Howard and Gruenwald Theatres. People loved his William Tell. Hamlet, Lear, Othello, Cardinal in Lytton’s Richelieu. James Stark was one of the best English-trained actors in the world. From Nova Scotia by way of Boston, he trained in London and strictly enforced naturalistic acting. […]
Gov Nye’s Thanksgiving Proclamation in VC is marred by Theatre Violence.
Gov Nye gave his Thanksgiving Proclamation with over-optimistic verbosity before theatre crowds. Each theatre held the show for the Governor. At Moore’s Saloon Theatre, to shady citizens drunk, armed with bowie knives and revolvers stormed down the aisle and commanded the curtain be dropped. Stark refused, the audience of women and children screamed. Stark dropped […]
