John Johnstone Wallack (January 1, 1820, New York City – September 6, 1888, Stamford, Connecticut), was an American actor-manager and son of James William Wallack and Susan Johnstone.[1] He used the stage name John Lester until October 5, 1858, when he first acted under the name Lester Wallack, which he retained the rest of his career.[2]
^Matthews & Hutton 1900, pp. 283–300.
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Johnstone. He used the stage name John Lester until October 5, 1858, when he first acted under the name LesterWallack, which he retained the rest of his...
John LesterWallack (1820–1888), American actor, son of James W. Henry John Wallack (1790–1870), British actor and stage manager Melisa Wallack, American...
James William Wallack (c. 1794–1864), commonly referred to as J. W. Wallack, was an Anglo-American actor and manager, born in London, and brother of Henry...
Johnstone Wallack, known as LesterWallack, who also became an actor; (1820–1888); James Price Wallack (1821–1846); Captain Henry Jobling Wallack (1823–1900)...
was held in the theatre of president J. LesterWallack. The Actor's Fund's first officers were LesterWallack, president; Albert M. Palmer, vice president;...
actress Jennie Kennark. The season opened with Rosedale, a play by LesterWallack. However, opinions differ on the official first year of summer stock...
and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Henry James Montague (1874–1878) John LesterWallack (1878–1879, 1880–1882, 1884–1888) Harry Beckett (actor) (1879–1880)...
daughter of Irish actor John Henry Johnstone. Her cousins included actors LesterWallack and Matilda Charlotte Vining. She made her first stage appearance at...
United States by the theatre impresario LesterWallack, and was a resident scenic designer at Broadway's Wallack's Theatre until the company disbanded in...
first confirmed victim of Jack the Ripper (b. 1845) September 6 – John LesterWallack, American theater impresario (b. 1820) September 8 – Annie Chapman,...
English actress Eliza Rugg. Robe began acting when she was 11 years old. LesterWallack discovered her on a visit to England and brought her to the United States...
important member of the company of LesterWallack, at 13th Street and Broadway (Manhattan). She appeared in Wallack productions of False Shame (1877),...
and John Barrymore. During the third season under Drew's management, LesterWallack, E. L. Davenport, and Edwin Booth acted at the Arch. In the summer of...
caught the eye of John LesterWallack and before year's end she was playing Miss Grantham in Samuel Foote's comedy The Liar at Wallack's Theatre on Broom Street...
Another popular work was "Our Little Nestling", written in 1883 for Mrs. LesterWallack, for which he was paid $35. He also composed "Around the Christmas Tree"...
September 27, 1847, with The School for Scandal. LesterWallack made his American debut (using the name John Lester) in the afterpiece, Used Up. The company also...
Sousa. In 1892, she left Wilson's company and appeared in Rosedale, by LesterWallack, in Boston. In 1893 Jansen began a several-years-long tour at Boston's...
Siedle first came to the US on one of the opera tours of Mapleson. LesterWallack brought him to the US in the 1870s, where he remained. He toured with...
and three children. The Twins (1876) with Steele MacKaye. Starred LesterWallack, but only ran 10 days. Big Pony, or The Gentlemanly Savage (1877) with...
Ed. 1, Saturday, October 24, 1931 accessed June 24, 2012 A play by LesterWallack, Johnson, Rossiter, Brown, John Howard – The Twentieth Century Biographical...
as Sir Thomas Clifford in The Hunchback by Sheridan Knowles, with LesterWallack in the lead, Charlotte Cushman as Julia and Walter Lacy playing Lord...
founders of the Vaudeville Theatre with David James and Thomas Thorne. LesterWallack brought him to the United States in 1874. Montague was a founding member...
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