Born in County Cork and raised primarily in Limerick, Ireland, Fitz-James O'Brien moved to New York City in 1852.
O'Brien begins with a discussion of his thoughts on theater and discusses how the American theater should be improved. He makes a comparison to the French, and finds Americans lacking in taste and mangagement. O'Brien makes a point to argue that managers should not also be actors. O'Brien also reviews Taylor's Going to the Bad at Wallack's, gives his thoughts about Mr. Ulman of the Academy of Music, and notes the theater abroad.
Laura Keene's Theatre is one of the two theaters producing Tom Taylor plays (3).
Wallack's is one of the two theaters producing Tom Taylor plays. Going to the Bad is at Wallack's (3).
He is reviewed as "Mr. Lester" in this column for his performance in Going to the Bad(3).
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Born in County Cork and raised primarily in Limerick, Ireland, Fitz-James O'Brien moved to New York City in 1852.
Born in Ireland, John Brougham originally pursued a surgical career at the Peter Street Hospital in Dublin.
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