Description: Check Out My Other Items !! I Combine Shipping on Multiple Item Orders !! 19th century actor John E. Owens (1823-1886) Owens became rich as the American theatre’s principal stage Yankee, playing the lead character of Solon Shingle in The People’s Lawyer by Boston playwright J.S. (Joseph Steven) Jones over 2,000 times. Born in Liverpool, he was three years old when his family moved to America, growing up in Baltimore and Philadelphia. His theatrical apprenticeship was under actor, manager, playwright and publisher William Evans Burton, best remembered today for putting out Gentleman’s Magazine, which employed Edgar Allan Poe for a time. Owens became an actor-manager himself, starting a company in Baltimore, and later touring the entire nation including far west states like California and Nevada, back when that was a major (though often lucrative) ordeal. In addition to his Yankee characters he was also notable for playing Caleb Plummer in a stage adaptation of Dickens’ The Cricket on the Hearth. His memory as a leading comedian was largely eclipsed by the advent of Joseph Jefferson, long identified with character of Rip Van Winkle.
Price: 34.99 USD
Location: Delavan, Wisconsin
End Time: 2024-09-30T22:33:03.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Antique: Yes
Photo Type: Cabinet Photo
Image Orientation: Portrait
Size: 5 x 7 in
Signed: Yes
Image Color: Black & White
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Framing: Unframed
Subject: Famous People
Vintage: Yes
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Type: Photograph
Format: Cabinet Card
Original/Reprint: Original Print
Theme: People
Time Period Manufactured: 1870-1900
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
