James Henry Marriott
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James Henry Marriott was a New Zealand theatre manager, actor, entertainer, playwright, songwriter, engraver, optician and bookseller. He was born in London, England, and arrived in New Zealand three
Marriott in Odd Fellows' costume
1845 playbill for Britannia Saloon
Marriott's engraving of the Royal Lyceum Theatre, 1849
Marriott Edgar
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Marriott Edgar, born George Marriott Edgar in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, was a British poet, scriptwriter and comedian, best known for writing many of the monologues performed by Stanley Holloway, parti
James Henry Marriott
…in 1848), and the first optics professional in that country to make a telescope. He was the father of Alice Marriott and the great-grandfather of Marriott Edgar and Edgar Wallace. Marriott's parents were Leeds optician William Marriott and Alice McGuinness. His wife was Sarah Bateman (died Wellington, 1885…
Marriott Edgar in pantomime dame costume
'The Albert and the Lion', a pub on Blackpool Promenade, near the Tower