Augustin Daly
John Augustin Daly (July 20, 1838 – June 7, 1899) was one of the most influential men in American theatre during his lifetime. Drama critic, theatre manager, playwright, and adapter, he became the first recognized stage director in America. He exercised a fierce and tyrannical control over all aspects of his productions. His rules of conduct for actors and actresses imposed heavy fines for late appearances and forgotten lines and earned him the title "the autocrat of the stage." He formed a permanent company in New York and opened Daly's Theatre in New York in 1879, and a second one in London in 1893. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Berliner | 5016 | 7-in. | before May 18, 1898 | Epilogue [from The country girl] | Ada Rehan | Dramatic recitation | adapter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Daly, Augustin," accessed May 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102071.
Daly, Augustin. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102071.
"Daly, Augustin." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Daly, Augustin, 1838-1899 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50045108
Wikidata: Augustin Daly - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q953458
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/29655626
ISNI: 0000 0001 0962 3624 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000109623624
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