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William Evans Burton
Birth: 9-24-1804
Death: 2-10-1860
Biography
Actor and Theater Manager, moved to the United States from Britain in 1834, collector of Shakespeare's folios, writer and editor, Fanny Seward mentions seeing him in productions of "Toodles" and "The Serious Family" in 1855 in her 1862-1863 diary.
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Biography:
Actor and Theater Manager, moved to the United States from Britain in 1834, collector of Shakespeare's folios, writer and editor, Fanny Seward mentions seeing him in productions of "Toodles" and "The Serious Family" in 1855 in her 1862-1863 diary.
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Website
Citation URL:
https://doi-org.ezp.lib.rochester.edu/10.1093/ref:odnb/4143
Title of Webpage:
William Evans Burton - Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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Citation Notes:
Boase, G., & Wells, J. (2011, May 19). Burton, William Evans (1804–1860), actor and theatre manager. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 2 Aug. 2020, from https://www-oxforddnb-com.ezp.lib.rochester.edu/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-4143.
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Citation Type:
Website
Citation URL:
https://doi-org.ezp.lib.rochester.edu/10.1093/ref:odnb/4143
Title of Webpage:
William Evans Burton - Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Website Viewing Date:
Sunday, August 2, 2020 - 11:00
Website Last Modified Date:
Sunday, August 2, 2020 - 11:00
Citation Notes:
Boase, G., & Wells, J. (2011, May 19). Burton, William Evans (1804–1860), actor and theatre manager. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 2 Aug. 2020, from https://www-oxforddnb-com.ezp.lib.rochester.edu/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-4143.
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type:
Newspaper Article
Journal or Newspaper Title:
New York Commercial Advertiser
Article Title:
"Death of William E. Burton"
Month:
February
Day:
10
Year:
1860
Start Page:
3
Citation Notes:
"Death of William E. Burton." <em>Commercial Advertiser</em>, AFTERNOON, ed., 10 Feb. 1860, p. 3. <em>Readex: America's Historical Newspapers</em>, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/readex/doc?p=EANX&docref=image/v2%3A1044E924036998A0%40EANX-12FE9C9040C641E8%402400451-12FD631373447F18%402-13849C711F4D5862%40Death%2Bof%2BWilliam%2BE.%2BBurton. Accessed 2 Aug. 2020.