The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-15
CINCINNATPS FIRST THEATERS
Edwin Forrest and the Early Days Of
the Drama in the West.
Some Incidents Of Cur Early Play-houses
and Pioneer Actors.


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From a recent life of Edwin Forrest,
the great tragedian, we CLEAN the follow
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Piaees "heie' 'ie A'',' "a Ao An.spi"h
pahd had never Deeh neara. III 1919
Ihespian company had theater III Clh-
cinnati, from whom Mr.. Turner rented it
for twelve nights and performed The
Str.noer Otbe,lo School for Scandal.
NJ "a WE Tho p;vaIs piohard FIT
.l,"i "A' ~, " 'lri - ~,. w.
Hure iof ,ne M l1eAfs AcAe' i1''o, 'ons'
hamlet' Wheei of forluhe' AteAai.lei
the Great, Romeo and Juliet, etc. The
reader will perceive that the legitimate
was decidedly the object of the manager.
His comnsnv at that neriod consisted of
M coll;ns M C.nlt.ld (wbo died i,
i oou,, ,n,s IAN u -. : Wv ~ -
Apfil' !oi"J' N'Isan, ''n.ison, ~.', Hhuo' ~
son, lady, BOD Laldly, Cargli' Lucas,
Turner, Beale, Mrs. Turner, Mrs, Barrett
and Mrs. Miner. This campaign COM
menced April Sd, 1915.
Mr.. Drake and family emiprated to the
wast in 1s1h mon an Invitation from
N.Y. - Ir.Lou ,uLo Lod son,a t;,,o ,ro
WI LuAe o'no,' "Ao nav oG,nI mi, u,n, fie
Viously eS'apiisheu y, 'hea'e!S ~ raanAioi' ia
and Lexington. The LOUISVILLE lheaer,
which has since been enlarged to its
present size, was built, and in a short
time Mr.. Drake had the control of all the
theaters in Kentucky.
The following persons composed what
may properly be termed the Pioneer
Company OF the West: Messrs. Drake,
Bisset, Lewis, Ludlow, 5. Drake, Jr.,
Alexander Drake, James Drake, Mrs.
Lewis, Miss Denny and Miss Julia
Drake.
In 1919, small company under the
management Of Mr.. Blanchard, visited
Cincinnati, and performed few nights
in Mr.. Dawson's school-room, in Water
street.
The foundation of the Columbia-street
Theater was laid this year, and the COM
p"hy oA 4uo'Ao' O"o he PS
story of Burrows & Turner's store, corner
of Columbia and Walnut Streets Next