Talk:Augustus Harris

message: This site lists Harris, Augustus, Sir, [1851-1896], dramatist, and
Harris, Augustus Glossop, Mr., 1825-1873, theatre manager. This site lists 
HARRIS,  Augustus Glossop  (1825-1873)B  	Theatre Manager  	?
HARRIS,  Sir Augustus Henry G.  (1852-1896)B 	Theatre Manager & Sheriff 	8  13’ 3” x 5’
as both buried in the same cemetery (Brompton); might they have been related?
Findagrave lists
Harris, Augustus Glossop
b. Jun. 5, 1825 d. Apr. 19, 1873
as buried in Brompton Cemetery.
Harris, Augustus Glossop    b. June 5, 1825  d. April 19, 1873
Theatrical Producer. Born to a theatrical family, became a leading manager of opera and ballet, notably at Covent Garden, London, but also in Paris, Berlin and St. Petersburg (Bio by: David Conway)
Brompton Cemetery, London, England
*Portrait of Sir Augustus Henry Glossop Harris
*Portrait of Augustus Glossop Harris
*Article on Augustus Glossop Harris
So the author of those early plays (c. 1862) must be Mr. (not "Sir") Augustus Glossop Harris (1825-1873), who may deserve his own article.--BillFlis 13:56, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
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message: When doing the recent revision and expansion I removed a list of plays written or co-written by Harris, because it lacked any citations. Nevertheless it seems to me the potential basis of a worthwhile section of the article, and I am working on a properly sourced version which I'll add in due course. Tim riley talk 10:50, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: And now done. Tim riley talk 11:31, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
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message: *Perhaps mention his knighthood in the lead.
*I think you should explain why he had a different surname to his paternal grandfather, if only in a note.
*Malcolm could be linked to Malcolm (Macbeth).
*"one reviewer wrote that the management could not possibly have a better stage-manager than Harris". The reviewer wrote "Wyndham" rather than "the management", which seems better.
*You say that he took over Covent Garden because there was only room for one opera house and staged operas there. Presumably he stopped staging them at Drury Lane, but this should be clarified.
*I think that the comment that he did not stage operas in English should be in the main text - and maybe worth a comment. Prejudice then and now that English an inferior language for opera?
*"though more than thirty years his senior". Disgraceful ageism!
*"who had just recovered from a serious illness". What serious illness? You do not mention one before the one that ended in his death.
*A first rate article, although a bit thin on his non-theatrical activities. Dudley Miles (talk) 11:18, 21 May 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Dudley, thank you so much for these comments, which I'll greatly enjoy working through. Very best wishes, and looking forward to another coven meeting once normality resumes in some form. Tim riley talk 15:28, 21 May 2020 (UTC)
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