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American playwright
Nathaniel Bannister
Born Nathaniel Harrington Bannister(1813-01-13 ) January 13, 1813
Delaware , United States Died November 2, 1847(1847-11-02) (aged 34)
New York City ,
New York , United States Occupation Actor and playwright Language English Spouse
Amelia Greene Legge
Nathaniel Harrington Bannister (January 13, 1813 – November 2, 1847) was an American actor and playwright.
Bannister wrote over 40 plays, including
Putnam, the Iron Son of '76 (1844) about the
American Revolutionary War hero
Israel Putnam which played for 78 consecutive nights in New York at the
Bowery Theatre (produced by
Thomas S. Hamblin ), unusually successful for its time.
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[2] The bulk of Bannister's many works, only some of which were published, are historical dramas.
Bannister was born in Delaware (some sources report Maryland) in 1813, and made his first appearance on stage in Baltimore at age 16 in the role of
Young Norval . He died in poverty in New York on November 2, 1847.
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Bannister was married to actress Amelia Greene, who was previously married to
John Augustus Stone .
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Plays (incomplete list)
Rathanemus (1835, New Orleans)
Gaulantus the Gault (1836)
The Destruction of Jerusalem (1837)
England's Iron Days (1837)
The Gentleman of Lyons, or the Marriage Contract (1837)
The Maine Question (1839)
Titus Andronicus (1839, adaptation)
Old English Ironsides
Robert Emmett
Murrell, the Land Pirate
Roman Slaves
Two Spaniards
Caius Silius
Psammetichus, or the Twelve Tribes of Egypt (written for
Edwin Forrest )
The Wandering Jew
Washington
Infidelity
Gustavani
The Fall of San Antonio
Tis Freedom's Call
Adventures of a Sailor
The Serpent's Glen
The Midnight Murder
Surrender of Lord Cornwallis
Chief of the McIvor
Texas and Freedom
Life in New Orleans
The Three Brothers: Or Crime Its Own Avenger (one act)
Putnam, the Iron Son of '76 (1844)
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See also
References
^ Paterson, Alexander D. (August 24, 1844).
"The Drama" . The Anglo American , Vol. 3., No. 18. p. 429. (via
Google Books ).
^ (October 19, 1844).
The Drama . p. 618 (noting that Putnam is still playing).
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a
b (1995).
The Cambridge Guide to Theatre . p. 76.
^ Ireland, Joseph (1867).
Records of the New York Stage, from 1750 to 1860, Vol. II . pp. 205, 417.
^ Berg, Albert Ellery (1884).
The Drama, Painting, Poetry, and Song . p. 265.
^ Rees, James (1845).
The Dramatic Authors of America . pp. 35–36.
^ (November 2, 1847).
"Died" .
New York Evening Post .
^ Brown, T. Allston (1903).
A History of the New York Stage, Vol. I . p. 314.
^ (November 18, 1873).
"Mrs. Amelia Bannister – The Funeral of an Actress Who Graced the Boards Half a Century Ago" .
The Sun .
^ Conner, William H. (April 10, 1949).
"Who Was Nat Bannister, Playwright?" .
Sunday Morning Star (Wilmington, Delaware). (in depth article about Bannister, questioning whether he was raised in Delaware or Maryland).
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