James Henry Hackett
James Henry Hackett | |
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| Spouse | Catherine Leebuff |
| Children | James Keteltas Hackett |
James Henry Hackett (March 15, 1800[1] – December 28, 1871) was an American actor.[2][3]
Hackett was born in New York City. He entered
Falstaff. In 1834 he commissioned a play from writer John Neal to suit his strength with eccentric characters but rejected the comedy upon receipt.[4]
As a manager and impresario, he is remembered, among other things, for having engaged the troupe of Italian opera singers who formed the nucleus of the first season (1854–55) of the
Academy of Music in New York City. After that, he appeared only rarely on the public stage.[citation needed
]
He was the author of Notes and Comments on Shakespeare (1863).[3]
He was the father of Recorder John K. Hackett and actor James Keteltas Hackett.
Hackett died on December 28, 1871, in Jamaica, Long Island, New York.
Notes and references
- ^ Actors and Actresses of Great Britain and the United States: Kean and Booth edited by Brander Matthews, Laurence Hutton 1886.
- ^ Obituary article in the New York Times, December 29, 1871.
- ^ a b c One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hackett, James Henry". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 794.
- ISBN 0-226-46969-7.
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