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Contributor	Hosea Easton
Gender	Male
Nationality	American
Date of Birth	1854
Place Of Birth	United States of America
Date of Death	23 June 1899
Place Of Death	Sydney
Functions	Actor, Musician: Banjoist
Notes	Billed as a former slave in the Southern States; played the lead in 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' in 1896. Regular on Harry Rickards Tivoli circuit. Buried Waverley Cemetery.
Events	Date Function Contributor Organisation
	Cremorne Gardens Entertainment, Cremorne Gardens, Perth, WA, 25 January 1897 King Hedley Concert Company, Cremorne Gardens, Perth, WA, 7 December 1896 Revelry in the Glen; Hosea Easton Banjoist, Theatre Royal, Coolgardie, WA, 25 September 1896 The Georgia Jubilee Minstrels; Hosea Easton Banjoist, Theatre Royal, Coolgardie, WA, 24 September 1896 Uncle Tom's Cabin, Theatre Royal, Coolgardie, WA, 21 September 1896 Pomp, or Before and After the War, Sloan's Theatre, Invercargill, New Zealand, 12 June 1882 Pomp, or Before and After the War, Dunedin, Dunedin, New Zealand, 28 May 1882 Pomp, or Before and After the War, Theatre Royal, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, 13 May 1882
	Actor Uncle Tom's Cabin, Theatre Royal, Coolgardie, WA, 21 September 1896 Pomp, or Before and After the War, Sloan's Theatre, Invercargill, New Zealand, 12 June 1882 Pomp, or Before and After the War, Dunedin, Dunedin, New Zealand, 28 May 1882 Pomp, or Before and After the War, Theatre Royal, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, 13 May 1882 Musician: Banjoist Cremorne Gardens Entertainment, Cremorne Gardens, Perth, WA, 25 January 1897 King Hedley Concert Company, Cremorne Gardens, Perth, WA, 7 December 1896 Revelry in the Glen; Hosea Easton Banjoist, Theatre Royal, Coolgardie, WA, 25 September 1896 The Georgia Jubilee Minstrels; Hosea Easton Banjoist, Theatre Royal, Coolgardie, WA, 24 September 1896
	G H Carter - Actor Pomp, or Before and After the War, Sloan's Theatre, Invercargill, New Zealand, 12 June 1882 Pomp, or Before and After the War, Dunedin, Dunedin, New Zealand, 28 May 1882 Pomp, or Before and After the War, Theatre Royal, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, 13 May 1882 Gertrude Duke - Actor Pomp, or Before and After the War, Sloan's Theatre, Invercargill, New Zealand, 12 June 1882 Pomp, or Before and After the War, Dunedin, Dunedin, New Zealand, 28 May 1882 Pomp, or Before and After the War, Theatre Royal, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, 13 May 1882 Madge Herrick - Actor Pomp, or Before and After the War, Sloan's Theatre, Invercargill, New Zealand, 12 June 1882 Pomp, or Before and After the War, Dunedin, Dunedin, New Zealand, 28 May 1882 Pomp, or Before and After the War, Theatre Royal, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, 13 May 1882 J P Hydes - Actor Pomp, or Before and After the War, Sloan's Theatre, Invercargill, New Zealand, 12 June 1882 Pomp, or Before and After the War, Dunedin, Dunedin, New Zealand, 28 May 1882 Pomp, or Before and After the War, Theatre Royal, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, 13 May 1882 R B Lewis - Actor Pomp, or Before and After the War, Sloan's Theatre, Invercargill, New Zealand, 12 June 1882 Pomp, or Before and After the War, Dunedin, Dunedin, New Zealand, 28 May 1882 Pomp, or Before and After the War, Theatre Royal, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, 13 May 1882 J J McClosky - Playwright Pomp, or Before and After the War, Sloan's Theatre, Invercargill, New Zealand, 12 June 1882 Pomp, or Before and After the War, Dunedin, Dunedin, New Zealand, 28 May 1882 Pomp, or Before and After the War, Theatre Royal, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, 13 May 1882 Eliza Phillips - Actor Pomp, or Before and After the War, Sloan's Theatre, Invercargill, New Zealand, 12 June 1882 Pomp, or Before and After the War, Dunedin, Dunedin, New Zealand, 28 May 1882 Pomp, or Before and After the War, Theatre Royal, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, 13 May 1882 J P West - Actor Pomp, or Before and After the War, Sloan's Theatre, Invercargill, New Zealand, 12 June 1882 Pomp, or Before and After the War, Dunedin, Dunedin, New Zealand, 28 May 1882 Pomp, or Before and After the War, Theatre Royal, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, 13 May 1882 Lucy Ashton - Actor Pomp, or Before and After the War, Dunedin, Dunedin, New Zealand, 28 May 1882 Pomp, or Before and After the War, Theatre Royal, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, 13 May 1882 Claude Harrison - Musician: Cellist Cremorne Gardens Entertainment, Cremorne Gardens, Perth, WA, 25 January 1897 King Hedley Concert Company, Cremorne Gardens, Perth, WA, 7 December 1896 Regina Nagel - Singer, Singer: Contralto Cremorne Gardens Entertainment, Cremorne Gardens, Perth, WA, 25 January 1897 King Hedley Concert Company, Cremorne Gardens, Perth, WA, 7 December 1896 Alice St John - Actor, Singer Revelry in the Glen; Hosea Easton Banjoist, Theatre Royal, Coolgardie, WA, 25 September 1896 Uncle Tom's Cabin, Theatre Royal, Coolgardie, WA, 21 September 1896 Mack D Alexander - Actor Pomp, or Before and After the War, Dunedin, Dunedin, New Zealand, 28 May 1882 J Beefield - Actor Uncle Tom's Cabin, Theatre Royal, Coolgardie, WA, 21 September 1896 Cecilia Brett - Actor Pomp, or Before and After the War, Sloan's Theatre, Invercargill, New Zealand, 12 June 1882 John Drayton - Actor Pomp, or Before and After the War, Sloan's Theatre, Invercargill, New Zealand, 12 June 1882 Herr Francik - Musician: Violinist King Hedley Concert Company, Cremorne Gardens, Perth, WA, 7 December 1896 J Gilmore - Actor Pomp, or Before and After the War, Sloan's Theatre, Invercargill, New Zealand, 12 June 1882 Harper - Musician: Violinist Cremorne Gardens Entertainment, Cremorne Gardens, Perth, WA, 25 January 1897 Henry Hicks - Singer Cremorne Gardens Entertainment, Cremorne Gardens, Perth, WA, 25 January 1897 Amy Johns - Actor Uncle Tom's Cabin, Theatre Royal, Coolgardie, WA, 21 September 1896 Annie Kinnaird - Singer Cremorne Gardens Entertainment, Cremorne Gardens, Perth, WA, 25 January 1897 William Neilson - Singer Cremorne Gardens Entertainment, Cremorne Gardens, Perth, WA, 25 January 1897 George Stevens - Company Manager Uncle Tom's Cabin, Theatre Royal, Coolgardie, WA, 21 September 1896 Reg Stevens - Actor Uncle Tom's Cabin, Theatre Royal, Coolgardie, WA, 21 September 1896 Harriet Beecher Stowe - Author Uncle Tom's Cabin, Theatre Royal, Coolgardie, WA, 21 September 1896 George Turner - Actor Pomp, or Before and After the War, Sloan's Theatre, Invercargill, New Zealand, 12 June 1882 James Wilkinson - Actor Uncle Tom's Cabin, Theatre Royal, Coolgardie, WA, 21 September 1896
	Easton Uncle Tom Company Revelry in the Glen; Hosea Easton Banjoist, Theatre Royal, Coolgardie, WA, 25 September 1896 The Georgia Jubilee Minstrels; Hosea Easton Banjoist, Theatre Royal, Coolgardie, WA, 24 September 1896 Uncle Tom's Cabin, Theatre Royal, Coolgardie, WA, 21 September 1896 The Georgia Minstrels The Georgia Jubilee Minstrels; Hosea Easton Banjoist, Theatre Royal, Coolgardie, WA, 24 September 1896 Uncle Tom's Cabin, Theatre Royal, Coolgardie, WA, 21 September 1896 The Wilkinson Dramatic Company Revelry in the Glen; Hosea Easton Banjoist, Theatre Royal, Coolgardie, WA, 25 September 1896 Uncle Tom's Cabin, Theatre Royal, Coolgardie, WA, 21 September 1896 King Hedley Concert Company King Hedley Concert Company, Cremorne Gardens, Perth, WA, 7 December 1896 Messrs W. M. McEwan and Melville Anderson Uncle Tom's Cabin, Theatre Royal, Coolgardie, WA, 21 September 1896 Mr R.B. Lewis' Star Dramatic Company Pomp, or Before and After the War, Theatre Royal, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, 13 May 1882 Star Dramatic and Mastodon Minstrels Combined Company Pomp, or Before and After the War, Sloan's Theatre, Invercargill, New Zealand, 12 June 1882 The Mastodon Minstrels Pomp, or Before and After the War, Dunedin, Dunedin, New Zealand, 28 May 1882
Resources	Book: Marion Corry, Michael White, Waverley Cemetery Who's Who Encore, Waverley Library, Bondi Junction, 1995
Data Set	AusStage
Contributor Identifier	443529

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