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De Bar's St Louis theatre career and era of shows
This piece recalls Ben De Bar, English born actor and impresario, who shaped St. Louis drama from 1855 to 1877. It details his moves from New York to New Orleans, his management of the St Louis Theatre and De Bar's Opera House, and his role in the city’s theatrical rise alongside stars like Cushman, Forrest, and Lind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Floyd C. Shoemaker
St. Louis
Edict de Bar
de Bar
London
Bank of England
Margate
Kent
New Orleans
New York
Old Bowery Theatre
Chatham Theatre
Booth
Charlotte Cushman
Lotta
Ludlow and Smith
St. Charles Theatre
St. Louis Theatre
Opera House
William Mitchell
Grand Opera House
Market Street
St. Louisans
Ludlow
Smith
Mississippi
School For Authors
Thespain
Roscian
Willian Turner
Goldsmith
Noah M. Ludlow
Samuel Drake
Bennett
City Hotel
Church Street
The
Thespian Society
James H. Caldwell
Salt House
Sol Smith
Bates
Ellen Tree
Wm. C. Macready
Edwin Forrest
Charles Kean
Junius B. Booth
Chariot Cushman
Adelinde Ristori
Jenny Lind