McKean Buchanan gets better reviews because as the reporter said, he had Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pope with him, they rank as stars. Pope was Othello to Edwin Boothโs Iago at the Old Bowery in NYC. Mrs. Pope also had acted in Laura Keeneโs company. Both Popes got silver rush mad and stayed in Nevada. […]
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The Chapman family theatre rolled in
The Chapman Theatrical Company came to town. Father George, Alonzo son, Mrs. George (mother of 20), daughter Belle Chapman, Harry Chapman, and Miss Caroline Chapman. W. Stephenson, Harry Brown and Jimmy Griffiths also joined his West Coast shows. They had built the first showboat. Sam would have known of them. Along the Mississippi and Ohio […]
Pricey Balls and Galas are winter’s top entertainment
Eight dollars for a Grand Christmas Ball and Supper on Christmas. — December 25, 1862 —