J. C. Williamson
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James Cassius Williamson was an American actor and later Australia's foremost impresario, founding the J. C. Williamson's theatrical and production company.
J. C. Williamson, c. 1890
Maggie Moore in the 1870s
Poster for A Country Girl and La Mascotte, 1907
Portrait of J. C. Williamson, c. 1900
Howard Vernon was an Australian actor best known for his performances in comic roles of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the J. C. Williamson company.
J. C. Williamson
…local actors, but it brought to Australia such artists as Dion Boucicault, as well as employing new and local talent such as Nellie Stewart and Howard Vernon. In December 1886, they opened the luxurious new Princess's Theatre in Melbourne with Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado. By 1890, Williamson had hired…
Howard Vernon in 1905
Vernon in 1882
Vernon in later life
Vernon as King Gama in Princess Ida, 1906