theatre

Sarah Stark starred in Camille; or, The Fate of a Coquette by Alexandre Dumas — July 1, 1862

Mr. McKean Buchanan and his 16 year old daughter Virginia open a new theatre, Topliffe’s Theatre performing on the 5th before the building was even finished. On the way, Walter Leman, an actor in the company, was washed away by a flooded river and died. They still performed that night. Buchanan’s style was old school […]

Buchanan quit the Comstock who never thought he was any good at anything other yelling. — July 8, 1862