William E. Burton: Actor, Author, and Manager A Sketch of his Career with Recollections of his Performances

"DEAR SIR:--Mrs. Esther Hughes, formerly Mrs. Young, was my mother. She died upon her farm, three miles from this village (Sandy Hill, N. Y.), on the 15th of April, 1867, at the...

"The Literary Souvenir," an annual published by Carey & Hart, was edited by Burton in 1838 and 1840, and its pages contained many of his entertaining sketches. He also contribut...

Then in early manhood,[9] the unrestrained alertness and vivacity of youth were his in bounteous measure. He was in the _Percy Ardent_ and _Young Rapid_ period, and had not yet...

There is a fair collection of classical authors, many of which are of Aldine and Elzevir editions. Among the rarities in this department is a folio copy of _Plautus_, printed at...

As we think of the many parts in which it was our good fortune to see Mr. Burton, we are led into a reflection on the surprising versatility displayed by them; and we question w...

This burlesque, for aught we know, may have been an interpolation, a contribution of Burton himself to the fund of merriment--one of the instances, in fact, where he dropped the...

Mrs. Russell, while at Burton's in 1849, and a great favorite, was married to John Hoey of express fame, and shortly thereafter retired from the stage, the manager doing the hon...

The following is a list of parts acted by Mr. Burton, and though probably there are many omissions, it fully justifies Ireland's observation that his repertory was extended almo...

The present volume was prompted by the thought that no adequate account of the late William E. Burton had been given to the public. During his life no man was better known, and...

IN depicting the career of William E. Burton as Actor, Author, and Manager, we are aware of the secondary value of his authorship, as compared with his dramatic achievements. Ne...