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Contributor	John F Sheridan
Gender	Male
Nationality	Irish
Date of Birth	1848
Date of Death	1908
Place Of Death	Newcastle
Functions	Actor, Adaptor, Comedian, Director, Entrepreneur, Impersonator, Librettist, Lighting Designer, Performer, Playwright, Singer, Actor and Singer, Electrician
Notes	Female impersonator. 1843 - 1908. See http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~melbear/1890.htm. Specialised in sophisticated 'widow' roles and known the world over as the Widow O'Brien in 'Fun on the Bristol' which had played throughout many parts of the English speaking world with much success.
Events	Date Function Contributor Organisation
	The Sleeping Beauty and The Beast or Mother Goose and the Seven Champions, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1903 If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 Cinderella, the Crystal Slipper, and the Little Girl who put her Foot in it, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1902 Mrs Goldstein, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 20 September 1902 The Lady Slavey, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 2 May 1902 Fun on the Bristol, South Australia, , SA, 1 January 1902 Shraughraun, Fremantle Town Hall, Fremantle, WA, 18 May 1901 A Trip to Chicago, Fremantle Town Hall, Fremantle, WA, 17 May 1901 The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Perth, WA, 16 March 1901 Fun on the Bristol, New Zealand, , New Zealand, 1901 Fun on the Bristol, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 1 December 1900 Bridget O'Brien, Esq., Victoria Theatre (1891-), Newcastle, NSW, 28 November 1891 Uncle Tom's Cabin, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 13 February 1886 Cuckoo, St George's Hall, Melbourne, VIC, 10 November 1884 Fun on the Bristol or, A Night at Sea, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 16 March 1884 The Marble Heart, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 March 1883
	Actor The Lady Slavey, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 2 May 1902 Shraughraun, Fremantle Town Hall, Fremantle, WA, 18 May 1901 A Trip to Chicago, Fremantle Town Hall, Fremantle, WA, 17 May 1901 The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Perth, WA, 16 March 1901 Fun on the Bristol, New Zealand, , New Zealand, 1901 Uncle Tom's Cabin, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 13 February 1886 Fun on the Bristol or, A Night at Sea, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 16 March 1884 The Marble Heart, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 March 1883 Playwright Bridget O'Brien, Esq., Victoria Theatre (1891-), Newcastle, NSW, 28 November 1891 Cuckoo, St George's Hall, Melbourne, VIC, 10 November 1884 Fun on the Bristol or, A Night at Sea, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 16 March 1884 Actor and Singer Fun on the Bristol, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 1 December 1900 Bridget O'Brien, Esq., Victoria Theatre (1891-), Newcastle, NSW, 28 November 1891 Adaptor Cinderella, the Crystal Slipper, and the Little Girl who put her Foot in it, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1902 Comedian Fun on the Bristol or, A Night at Sea, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 16 March 1884 Director Cinderella, the Crystal Slipper, and the Little Girl who put her Foot in it, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1902 Electrician If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 Entrepreneur Cinderella, the Crystal Slipper, and the Little Girl who put her Foot in it, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1902 Librettist Mrs Goldstein, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 20 September 1902 Lighting Designer The Sleeping Beauty and The Beast or Mother Goose and the Seven Champions, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1903 Performer Fun on the Bristol, South Australia, , SA, 1 January 1902
	Ethel Buckley - Actor and Singer, Performer Fun on the Bristol, South Australia, , SA, 1 January 1902 Fun on the Bristol, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 1 December 1900 Frank Crossley - Actor and Singer, Performer Fun on the Bristol, South Australia, , SA, 1 January 1902 Fun on the Bristol, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 1 December 1900 George Dixon - Scenic Artist The Sleeping Beauty and The Beast or Mother Goose and the Seven Champions, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1903 If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 Edmund Duggan - Actor and Singer, Performer Fun on the Bristol, South Australia, , SA, 1 January 1902 Fun on the Bristol, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 1 December 1900 Bert Hermann - Actor and Singer, Performer Fun on the Bristol, South Australia, , SA, 1 January 1902 Fun on the Bristol, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 1 December 1900 Harry Leston - Actor The Lady Slavey, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 2 May 1902 Uncle Tom's Cabin, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 13 February 1886 May Livingston - Actor Uncle Tom's Cabin, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 13 February 1886 Fun on the Bristol or, A Night at Sea, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 16 March 1884 Celia Mavis - Actor and Singer, Performer Fun on the Bristol, South Australia, , SA, 1 January 1902 Fun on the Bristol, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 1 December 1900 Julia Merton - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 Uncle Tom's Cabin, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 13 February 1886 Emily Nathan - Costume Co-ordinator, Costume Designer The Sleeping Beauty and The Beast or Mother Goose and the Seven Champions, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1903 If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 Reg Robins - Actor and Singer, Performer Fun on the Bristol, South Australia, , SA, 1 January 1902 Fun on the Bristol, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 1 December 1900 Fred W Weierter - Adaptor, Composer, Director, Musical Arranger Cinderella, the Crystal Slipper, and the Little Girl who put her Foot in it, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1902 Mrs Goldstein, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 20 September 1902 Gracie Whiteford - Actor and Singer, Performer Fun on the Bristol, South Australia, , SA, 1 January 1902 Bridget O'Brien, Esq., Victoria Theatre (1891-), Newcastle, NSW, 28 November 1891 James Cassius Williamson - Presenter, Producer The Sleeping Beauty and The Beast or Mother Goose and the Seven Champions, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1903 If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 William Anderson - Production Manager Fun on the Bristol, South Australia, , SA, 1 January 1902 Harold Ashton - Administrator If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 James B Atholwood - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 Alice Austin - Actor Bridget O'Brien, Esq., Victoria Theatre (1891-), Newcastle, NSW, 28 November 1891 Florrie Barns - Actor and Singer Fun on the Bristol, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 1 December 1900 May Beatty - Actor The Sleeping Beauty and The Beast or Mother Goose and the Seven Champions, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1903 Alfred Boothman - Actor Uncle Tom's Cabin, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 13 February 1886 Dion Boucicault - Playwright The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Perth, WA, 16 March 1901 Charles Bovis - Actor Bridget O'Brien, Esq., Victoria Theatre (1891-), Newcastle, NSW, 28 November 1891 William Bovis - Actor Bridget O'Brien, Esq., Victoria Theatre (1891-), Newcastle, NSW, 28 November 1891 Henry Bracy - Director The Sleeping Beauty and The Beast or Mother Goose and the Seven Champions, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1903 Bert Bradley - Singer Fun on the Bristol, South Australia, , SA, 1 January 1902 Edward Bridger - Mechanist If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 Nellie Calvin - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 I Camin - Actor The Marble Heart, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 March 1883 George Campbell - Scenic Artist Cinderella, the Crystal Slipper, and the Little Girl who put her Foot in it, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1902 Wilfred Carr - Actor Bridget O'Brien, Esq., Victoria Theatre (1891-), Newcastle, NSW, 28 November 1891 Frank Cates - Actor The Marble Heart, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 March 1883 May Chevalier - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 C Colthurst - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 G Colthurst - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 Maud Cosham - Dancer Fun on the Bristol, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 1 December 1900 H Cousins - Mechanist Cinderella, the Crystal Slipper, and the Little Girl who put her Foot in it, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1902 John Crook - Composer The Lady Slavey, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 2 May 1902 May Dagmar - Dancer Fun on the Bristol, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 1 December 1900 Alfred Dampier - Actor, Adaptor Uncle Tom's Cabin, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 13 February 1886 George Dance - Librettist The Lady Slavey, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 2 May 1902 Louise Davenport - Actor The Marble Heart, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 March 1883 Edmund Davis - Actor Bridget O'Brien, Esq., Victoria Theatre (1891-), Newcastle, NSW, 28 November 1891 Maud Denny - Performer Fun on the Bristol, South Australia, , SA, 1 January 1902 E O Dunbar - Actor Fun on the Bristol or, A Night at Sea, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 16 March 1884 Julius Erichsen - Actor Bridget O'Brien, Esq., Victoria Theatre (1891-), Newcastle, NSW, 28 November 1891 Minnie Everett - Choreographer The Sleeping Beauty and The Beast or Mother Goose and the Seven Champions, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1903 Maud Faning - Dancer Fun on the Bristol, South Australia, , SA, 1 January 1902 George Fawcett - Playwright Fun on the Bristol, New Zealand, , New Zealand, 1901 P Finn - Librettist Mrs Goldstein, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 20 September 1902 T Flower - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 Francis - Actor The Marble Heart, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 March 1883 P Franes - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 Florence Gleeson - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 Terrence Goodwin - Actor and Singer Fun on the Bristol, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 1 December 1900 George Gordon - Scenic Artist If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 Fred H Graham - Actor The Sleeping Beauty and The Beast or Mother Goose and the Seven Champions, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1903 Montague Grover - Writer The Sleeping Beauty and The Beast or Mother Goose and the Seven Champions, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1903 Edmund Gwenn - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 Horace Hannell - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 Cuyler Hastings - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 J W Hazlitt - Director If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 James Hendy - Company Manager Fun on the Bristol, South Australia, , SA, 1 January 1902 Glen Hewitt - Properties Master Cinderella, the Crystal Slipper, and the Little Girl who put her Foot in it, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1902 Alfred Hill - Musical Arranger The Sleeping Beauty and The Beast or Mother Goose and the Seven Champions, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1903 Minnie Hooper - Choreographer Cinderella, the Crystal Slipper, and the Little Girl who put her Foot in it, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1902 Sara Hyman - Actor The Sleeping Beauty and The Beast or Mother Goose and the Seven Champions, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1903 Hynes - Actor Fun on the Bristol or, A Night at Sea, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 16 March 1884 Alfred James - Actor Bridget O'Brien, Esq., Victoria Theatre (1891-), Newcastle, NSW, 28 November 1891 Aggie Kelton - Actor The Sleeping Beauty and The Beast or Mother Goose and the Seven Champions, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1903 Myra Kemble - Actor Uncle Tom's Cabin, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 13 February 1886 Mabel Lane - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 F Lawson - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 Maud Leamington - Actor and Singer Bridget O'Brien, Esq., Victoria Theatre (1891-), Newcastle, NSW, 28 November 1891 Olive Lenton - Actor The Sleeping Beauty and The Beast or Mother Goose and the Seven Champions, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1903 Fred Leslie - Actor The Sleeping Beauty and The Beast or Mother Goose and the Seven Champions, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1903 C Lewis - Actor Uncle Tom's Cabin, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 13 February 1886 John Little - Scenic Artist If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 T W Lloyd - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 Francis Lumsden Hare - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 George Matheson - Tour Manager If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 L Mayston - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 Justin Huntley McCarthy - Playwright If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 James A Meade - Playwright Cuckoo, St George's Hall, Melbourne, VIC, 10 November 1884 M A Melville - Actor The Marble Heart, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 March 1883 George Merriman - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 Lillian Meyers - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 Alice Mowbray - Actor The Marble Heart, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 March 1883 Myrtle Parry - Dancer Fun on the Bristol, South Australia, , SA, 1 January 1902 Fred Patey - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 Frank Phillips - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 Rock Phillips - Properties Master The Sleeping Beauty and The Beast or Mother Goose and the Seven Champions, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1903 H Polen - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 Vida Provini - Juggler Fun on the Bristol, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 1 December 1900 A Redmund - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 Dale Revenall - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 J A Robertson - Conductor Bridget O'Brien, Esq., Victoria Theatre (1891-), Newcastle, NSW, 28 November 1891 Leon Roche - Performer Fun on the Bristol, South Australia, , SA, 1 January 1902 Rosevear - Costume Co-ordinator Cinderella, the Crystal Slipper, and the Little Girl who put her Foot in it, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1902 Della Ross - Dancer Fun on the Bristol, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 1 December 1900 Lillie Rowe - Dancer Fun on the Bristol, South Australia, , SA, 1 January 1902 Burton Royale - Actor, Music and Lyrics Librettist Bridget O'Brien, Esq., Victoria Theatre (1891-), Newcastle, NSW, 28 November 1891 Amy Sarony - Actor Fun on the Bristol or, A Night at Sea, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 16 March 1884 Paul Scardon - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 C Seagrave - Actor The Marble Heart, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 March 1883 Ettie Sherwood - Actor Uncle Tom's Cabin, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 13 February 1886 Jules Simonson - Actor Bridget O'Brien, Esq., Victoria Theatre (1891-), Newcastle, NSW, 28 November 1891 Fred Sinclair - Performer Fun on the Bristol, South Australia, , SA, 1 January 1902 A Solomon - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 L St Lawrence - Actor The Marble Heart, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 March 1883 Roland Stavely - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 H Hamilton Stewart - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 Harry Stoneham - Actor Uncle Tom's Cabin, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 13 February 1886 Harriet Beecher Stowe - Author Uncle Tom's Cabin, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 13 February 1886 Dorothy Swift - Unknown Fun on the Bristol, South Australia, , SA, 1 January 1902 Wilton Swift - Performer Fun on the Bristol, South Australia, , SA, 1 January 1902 Minnie Terry - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 Stella Tudor - Actor Bridget O'Brien, Esq., Victoria Theatre (1891-), Newcastle, NSW, 28 November 1891 Harriet Tulloch - Actor The Marble Heart, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 March 1883 James Turner - Mechanist The Sleeping Beauty and The Beast or Mother Goose and the Seven Champions, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1903 Zillah Vale - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 A Vivian - Actor The Marble Heart, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 March 1883 Stanley Walpole - Actor If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 Frank Weathersby - Tour Manager Fun on the Bristol, South Australia, , SA, 1 January 1902 Fred Wentworth - Actor and Singer Fun on the Bristol, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 1 December 1900
	The Sheridan Company The Lady Slavey, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 2 May 1902 Shraughraun, Fremantle Town Hall, Fremantle, WA, 18 May 1901 A Trip to Chicago, Fremantle Town Hall, Fremantle, WA, 17 May 1901 Alfred Dampier Company Uncle Tom's Cabin, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 13 February 1886 Gaiety Star Company The Marble Heart, Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 March 1883 Hayes Brothers Fun on the Bristol, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 1 December 1900 J C Williamson [sole entrepreneur] The Sleeping Beauty and The Beast or Mother Goose and the Seven Champions, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1903 J C Williamson's Famous Sherlock Holmes Co If I were King, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 4 August 1903 John F. Sheridan's Company Fun on the Bristol, New Zealand, , New Zealand, 1901 The Sheridan Tour Fun on the Bristol, South Australia, , SA, 1 January 1902
Resources	Book: Marion Corry, Michael White, Waverley Cemetery Who's Who Encore, Waverley Library, Bondi Junction, 1995 Photograph: Falk Studios, [John F Sheridan / Gracie Whiteford / Mdlle Simonsen], Theatre Heritage Australia Photograph: Falk Studios, [Miss Stringham / John F Sheridan / Gracie Whiteford], Theatre Heritage Australia
Works	Cinderella, the Crystal Slipper, and the Little Girl Cuckoo Fun on the Bristol Mrs Goldstein
Data Set	AusStage
Contributor Identifier	407364

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