. Players and plays of the last quarter century; an historical summary of causes and a critical review of conditions as existing in the American theatre at the close of the nineteenth century. e of Dey inProvidence, Rhode Island, when he was twentyyears old. He played Parson Willdo in ANew Way to Pay Old Debts to the Sir GilesOverreach of the elder Booth. During thisfirst engagement Davenport also acted Mon-tano in Othello, the Duke of Albany in Lear, and Marcellus in Hamlet. FromProvidence the company went to Newport,and there Davenport made his first appearanceas William in Black-Eyed Susan,
. Players and plays of the last quarter century; an historical summary of causes and a critical review of conditions as existing in the American theatre at the close of the nineteenth century. e of Dey inProvidence, Rhode Island, when he was twentyyears old. He played Parson Willdo in ANew Way to Pay Old Debts to the Sir GilesOverreach of the elder Booth. During thisfirst engagement Davenport also acted Mon-tano in Othello, the Duke of Albany in Lear, and Marcellus in Hamlet. FromProvidence the company went to Newport,and there Davenport made his first appearanceas William in Black-Eyed Susan, a part inwhich later he gained great favour with thepublic. In 1837 he joined the TremontTheatre company in Boston, and began theround of stock characters, starting as the FirstOfficer in Mrs. Gores comedy, King ONeal,which was written for Tyrone Power, and notlong after acting M. Deschappelles in TheLady of Lyons to the Claude Melnotte ofEdwin Forrest, the Damas of John Gilbert,and the Pauline of Mrs. Barrett. The walk-ing gentlemen and the juveniles of the oldcomedies were also assigned to Davenport,and in the course of the season he supportedBooth, Ellen Tree (Mrs. Charles Kean), 1. EDWARD LOOMIS DAVENPORT J Murdoch, Davenport, Barrett 137 George Vandenhoff, and James E. Murdoch. At that time, too, Davenport had an excellenttenor voice, and he often sang between theacts such songs as The Bay of Biscay and Billy Barlow. Even later, when he beganto be well known through his tours with , he was accustomed, in towns wherethere were no theatres, to sing the balladsof the time, Sally in Our Alley and All inthe Downs, to appreciative audiences. Aftertwo seasons in Boston, Davenport went to theWalnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, wherehe remained until 1844, when he made hisNew York debut at the old Bowery Theatreas Titus to the Brutus of Thomas the night of April 12, 1845, when Daven-port was announced to take his first benefit,this theatre burned down. Dave
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