Comedian of the Frontier - The Life of Actor/Manager Jack Langrishe, 1825-1895

In his day, theater actor and manager Jack Langrishe (1825-1895) was about as well known in the West as General Grant was in the East. Langrishe provided entertainment to prospectors, miners and their families in Colorado, Montana, South Dakota and Idaho. He followed the expanding frontier from the old Northwest Territory to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and enjoyed his share of luck--he was out of town during the 1871 Chicago Fire, and was traveling through Indian territory at the same time Custer's command was being wiped out a day's ride away.
Best known as a gifted comic actor and producer of fine dramas, Langrishe also edited newspapers, was an Idaho state senator and served as a justice of the peace. Here for the first time is the complete story of the father of theater in the West.

About the author

Margaret McCutcheon Lauterbach has worked for or edited newspapers in Hollywood, Denver and East Lansing. She writes a weekly gardening column for The Idaho Statesman. She lives in Boise, Idaho.The director of nearly 100 plays, musicals and operas, Charles E. Lauterbach is a retired Boise State University professor of theatre arts and a founding member of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival and the Michigan State Performing Arts Company. He lives in Boise, Idaho.

Product details

• Authors: Charles E. Lauterbach, Margaret McCutcheon Lauterbach, Lauterbach Charles E., Lauterbach Margaret McCutcheon
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.09.2016
• EAN: 9781476664095
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-6409-5
• No. of pages: 268
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 363 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Acting & Auditioning, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Theatre Studies, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Theatre: individual actors & directors, History of the Americas, Individual actors and performers, Biography: historical, political and military, US West, Western & Pacific Coast states