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Northeast EJ Phillips' travels
New
England
Connecticut
1871 1873
1871
2
2
Connecticut
touring
Marsden &
Stowe's Troup joined
Danbury 2 Waterbury feb 4 Ansonia 6 Derby 7 Bridgeport 9-11New London 13
Norwich 14-15 Willimantic 16-18
1873
7
2
Connecticut touring
Barrett
Hartford CT July 2-3 New Haven 4 Winsted 4-5 Bridgeport 5
Hartford 1892 1897
Hartford
1892
11
8
3 nights
Hartford CT
Opera House?
Joseph
1897
1
31
Hartford CT
Gay Parisians
New Haven 1891 1894
25
1 week
New Haven CT
Felicia or Woman's Love
10
New Haven CT
Grand Opera?
Lady
Windermere's Fan
New London 1874 1891
Touring Eugene O'Neill's New London http://www.eoneill.com/library/touring/introduction.htm
1871
2
8
New London CT
Board paid for children in Indianapolis
1894
2
9
New London CT
Lyceum Theatre
Lady
Windermere's Fan
and New Haven Newark NJ
Massachusetts
1871
3
2
Mass touring
Marsden &
Stowe's Troup joined
Chicopee Mar 2-3 Springfield 4 Holyoke 6-7 Northampton 8-9 Greenfield
10-11 Fitchburg 13-14 Gardner 15-16
1871
3
17
Mass touring
Marsden & Stowe's Troup joined
Athol
Mar17-18 Shelburne Falls 20-21
North Adams 22-25
1871
5
15
Mass touring
Marsden & Stowe's Troup joined
Leominster May 15-16 Fitchburg 17-18 Gardner 19-20 Athol 22-23 Orange
24-25 Greenfield 26-27
1871
5
29
Mass/CT touring
Marsden & Stowe's Troup joined
Northampton 29-30 Holyoke 31-June 1 Chicopee 2-3 Pittsfield 5-6 New
Britain CT 7-8 Middletown 9-10
Boston 1881 1884 1886
1887
1888 1889
1890
1891 1893
Cambridge
1895
Boston Google Map 1886-1895
1879
6
14
Boston MA
Park Theatre
Bankers Daughter
1880
4
22
to May 16?
Boston MA
Park Theatre
Bankers
Daughter, French Flats, Union Square Theatre co
1881
5
Boston MA
Abbey Theatre
Felicia
or Woman's Love
1884
4
27
Boston MA
Globe Theatre
Separation
1886
5
1
to May 30
Boston MA
Park Theatre
Engaged
Our Society "good notices" "good pt in"
1886
5
4
Boston MA
Park Theatre
Engaged
"house good but not full" 3
nights Broken Hearts Old Love Letters May 6-8 Hattie with
1886
5
7
13-May
Boston MA
Bijou, Globe Theatre
Vim
with Neil Burgess, Ingomar with Mary Anderson May 6
1886
5
22
Boston MA
Park Theatre
Sealed
Instructions May 24
1887
9
4
to Oct 1
Boston MA
Park Theatre
Jim the
Penman open with1 week followed by Elaine then
Martyr
1887
9
7
Boston MA
Park Theatre
AMP all
smiles house good box office prospects fair
Bostons & Philadelphias
1887
9
15
Boston MA
Park Theatre
business BIG to Boston Museum to see Dominie's Daughter with Madame
Ponisi
1887
9
Boston MA
Henry
George Progress & Poverty EJP recommends to Albert published 1879
1888
5
7
Boston MA
Horticultural Hall
Christ
Entering Jerusalem painting by matt Morgan
1888
5
14
to June 9
Boston MA
Tremont Theatre
Partners open, then Elaine, Jim the Penman
1888
5
20
?
Boston MA
Tremont Theatre
11 wks
without salary even if I go to
California plays except Jim weak and ladies are weaker muddle
1888
5
20
?
Boston MA
Tremont Theatre
Boston
did not take to Patners but has not forgotten members Union Sq we have
little to do but well received
1888
5
27
Boston MA
Baseball May 25 opening day great excitement May 29 Philas beat Boston
May 31 Indianapolis won
1888
6
8
Boston MA
Company
disbands Sat June 9 5 by train to NY others by boat went to baseball on
Friday
1889
5
5
4 weeks
Boston MA
Park Theatre
Captain Swift
1889
5
9
to May 13
Boston MA
Park Theatre
opening
a success receptions big mine as
good as the best promises well
1889
5
28
to Jun 1
Boston MA
Park Theatre
Jim The
Penman
1890
4
29
5 weeks
Boston MA
Tremont Theatre
Pillars
of Society by Ibsen rehearsed Jim
the Penman
1890
5
6
Boston MA
Tremont Theatre
yesterday telegram from AMP rehearse "Her Father"
EJP eventually not in
1890
5
15
Boston MA
Park Theatre
La
Tosca with Fanny Davenport and Belphigian the Mouontebank Frederick
Warde
1890
5
15
Boston MA
St
Paul's Church attended the past 2 Sundays fashionable church Trinity
almost impossible to get Sunday seat
1890
5
28
Boston MA
Park Theatre
Jim the
Penman 1st appearance in 7 months [since Oct 1889)
1891
1
26
2 weeks
Boston MA
Tremont Theatre
Captain
Swift Jim the Penman
1893
4
24
1 wk
Boston MA
Globe Theatre
Joseph
business here very good
1895
3
23
3/18- 4/6
Boston MA
Boston Museum
Camille
Romeo & Juliet Transgressor
1896
2
23
6 weeks
Boston MA
Boston Museum
Gay Parisians
Rhode Island
Newport 1894
1894
2
8
Newport RI
Lady Windermere's Fan
by steamer after
Worcester then New London Rochester
Providence 1894 1895 1896
1848
Providence RI
Providence
museum Co
John Nickinson
and Charlotte guests of Providence Museum Co
1851
.
Providence RI
Prov Museum Co
Home John & Charlotte Nickinson guest star w/
Herons & later CW Couldock Kate Horn
1894
1
29
to Feb 4
Providence RI
Lady
Windermere's Fan
1895
1
7
1 week
Providence RI
?
1896
4
13
to apr 17
Providence RI
Gay Parisians
1897
2
6
Providence RI
Keith's Opera House
Gay Parisians
Vermont
1871
3
27
Vermont touring
Marsden &
Stowe's Troup joined
Bennington Mar
27-29 Rutland 20-21 Middlebury Apr 3-4 Vergennes 5-6 Burlington 7-8 St
Albans 10-12
1871
4
13
Vermont touring
Marsden & Stowe's Troup joined
Montpellier Apr 13-15 W Randolph 17-18
Woodstock 19-20 Claremont NH 21-22 St. Johnsbury VT 24-26
New York
1872 1875 1877-1885
New
York 1886-1889 1887 1888 1889
New York 1890-1897 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897
New York City EJP’s New York - map Five A's Madison Square Theatre Stock Company Players' Club Union Square Theatre Stock Company
Brooklyn 1886
1889 1892 1893 1894 1896
1886
10
11
1 week
Brooklyn NY
Brooklyn Theatre
Our Society
1889
9
6
Brooklyn NY
Captain Swift
1889
10
7
1 week
Brooklyn NY
Williamsburgh Theatre
1892
4
11
1 wk
brooklyn NY
Williamsburgh Theatre
Broken Seal
1893
5
18
1 week
Brooklyn NY
Joseph next week ends Morris Engagement
1894
3
12
1 week
Brooklyn NY
Park Theatre
Lady Windermere's Fan
1896
1
13
1 week
Brooklyn NY
Gay Parisians
1896
4
27
Brooklyn NY
Garrick Theatre
Gay Parisians
1896
5
1
to May 2
Brooklyn NY
Montauk Theatre
Gay Parisians
New York State
Albany 1891 1893 1895 1896
1837
4
1
Albany NY
Acad Music
Romeo with
Charlotte Cushman John Nickinson placed a wreath on her head
1837
Albany NY
Virginia Nickinson born
1891
2
2
1 night
Albany NY
Leland?
Social
Fiction and A Pair of Spectables
1892
6
22
Albany NY
Albert joins National Guard
1893
4
19
2 nights?
Albany NY
Leland Opera House
Joseph
to Troy Utica Syracuse
1895
1
21
Albany NY
Olga Nethersole
1896
5
5
Albany NY
Hardman Bluker Hall
Gay Parisians
Then
Troy, Syracuse 2 nights Rochester 3 nights Toledo 3 nights Detroit 3
nghts
Buffalo 1861 1874 1880 Sept. 1890
May 1891
Dec. 1892 1893
1894 1895
Niagara
Falls 1894
Buffalo Google Map
| 1859 | 9 | 6 | Buffalo NY | Metropolitan Theatre | John Nickinson in Buffalo to see Henry T Meech with every prospect of getting that theatre | ||
| 1861 | 7 | 27 | weeks? | Buffalo NY | Buffalo & Rochester Dramatic Co playing in Buffalo Lockport Erie Ottawa and other places | ||
| 1874 | 9 | Buffalo NY | expenses incurred in Buffalo including costumes | ||||
| 1880 | 10 | 4 | Buffalo NY | Acad of music? | Led Astray | ||
| 1890 | 9 | 29 | to Oct 3? | Buffalo NY | Star Theatre | Partners | call from Mrs Henry Meech last seen 1875 |
| 1891 | 5 | 10 | 1 week | Buffalo NY | business not very good great enthusiasm over Grover Cleveland would like him appear benefit | ||
| 1892 | 12 | 20 | 1 week | Buffalo NY | Acad Music | Joseph | to Wheeling WV 2 nights Johnstown PA Scranton Wilkesboro Lancaster |
| 1893 | 10 | 9 | Buffalo NY | Lady Windermere's Fan | |||
| 1894 | 12 | 20 | 4 peformance | Buffalo NY | Acad Music | Camille Romeo and Juliet Transgressor | |
| 1895 | 3 | 14 | to 16 | Buffalo NY | Star? | Olga Nethersole | |
| 1895 | 9 | 19 | 3 nights | Buffalo NY | Star Theatre | Gay Parisians | EJP Angelique Pinglet |
| 1861 | 3 | 13 | Lockport NY | Arcade Hall Metropolitan Theatre | Family Jars or the mistaken father | JN as Delpha EJ as Liddy larrigan from Tipperary | ||||
| 1861 | 3 | 13 | to 3/19 | Lockport NY | Arcade Hall Metropolitan Theatre | Lady's Dual Royalist or Lady's Duel | EJP Countess d'Autreval JN Baron Montrichard | |||
| 1861 | 3 | 15 | Lockport NY | Arcade Hall Metropolitan Theatre | Merry Monarch Charles Second EJP as Lady Clara in John Howard Payne's [Washington Irving] | |||||
| 1861 | 3 | 19 | 2nd wk season | Lockport NY | Arcade Hall Metropolitan Theatre | Lady of Lyons | EJP Pauline JN Col Damas | |||
Middletown
1886-1900
Middletown Google Map
Middletown & environs Google Map
| 1886 | 2 | Middletown NY | Albert came to Middletown 1 year ago partner with Seymour purchased his interest he left town | ||||
| 1886 | 5 | 13 | Middletown NY | Albert's partner Seymour left for Scranton | |||
| 1886 | 6 | 20 | Middletown NY | Albert at 6 East Main St Middletown | |||
| 1886 | 9 | Middletown NY | Albert joins Excelsior Hook & Ladder Co | ||||
| 1886 | 11 | 25 | Middletown NY | Albert first meetis Neppie thanksgiving Day Mrs. Waltons | |||
| 1887 | 1 | 10 | Middletown NY | Albert invites Neppie to the Excelsior hop | |||
| 1887 | 6 | 13 | Middletown NY | Albert employed in Middletown | |||
| 1888 | 8 | 17 | Middletown NY | Albert resigns from the hat manufacturing company to work for the Middletown Argus newspaper | |||
| 1889 | 1 | 2 | Middletown NY | Albert & Neppie engaged EJP exchanges pearl and ruby ring in NYC | |||
| 1889 | 11 | 29 | Middletown NY | Albert Nickinson married Mary Penelope Macardell | |||
| 1890 | 10 | 7 | Middletown NY | Edward Phillips Nickinson born to Albert and Mary Penelope Nickinson | |||
Rochester
1868 1870 Feb.
1894 Dec.
1894 1896
1859
10
1
Rochester NY
Metropolitan
theatre
JN and Sisters Lonsdale short engagement
1859
10
4
to Dec?
Rochester NY
Metropolitan theatre
Henry
VIII JN winters Tale Wallack like
myself on the sober tack
1868
3
Rochester NY
Indianapolis?
Othello
EJP Desdemona
1870
10
24
Rochester NY
Board
paid for children in Indianapolis
1892
11
25
Rochester NY
Joseph
beautiful theatre very nice hotel
1894
2
23
3 nights
Rochester NY
Lyceum?
Lady
Windermere's Fan
1894
12
17
to 19
Rochester NY
Lyceum Theatre
Camille
Romeo and Juliet Transgressor
1896
5
8
Rochester NY
Gay Parisians
Syracuse 1872 1875 Nov
1892 1896
1870
10
5
Syracuse NY
Board paid for children in Indianapolis
1875
1
4
Syracuse NY
travel
expenses EJP board and meals
1892
11
18
Syracuse NY
Ramsey Morris Co
Joseph
with Elsie DeWolfe
1896
5
7
Syracuse NY
Gay Parisians
"good house hope for better one tonight"
Troy Nov
1892 1893 1896
1862
9
6
Troy NY
Adelphi Theatre
JN and Isabella
in Troy for a limited time
1892
11
13
3 nights
Troy NY
Rand's Opera?
Joseph
1893
4
19
3 nights
Troy NY
Rand's Opera?
Joseph
1896
5
4
to may16
Troy NY
Gay Parisians
Utica NY 1851
1852 1853 1886
| 1851 | 12 | to 1852 March | Utica NY | Utica Museum | John Nickinson at Utica Museum for season | |||||
| 1852 | 3 | 8 | Utica NY | Utica Museum | John Nickinson presented with silver mug by patrons | |||||
| 1852 | 9 | 3 | to Dec | Utica NY | Utica Museum | John Nickinson to Utica for winter seaosn | lease expired april 1853 | |||
| 1852 | Utica NY | Utica Museum | EJP engaged by John Nickinson Company goes to Toronto's RoyaL Lyceum, | |||||||
| 1853 | 1 | 1 | Utica NY | Utica Museum | Utica Museum closes after a benefit for the owner | |||||
| 1853 | 10 | . | Utica NY | Utica Museum | Faint Heart never won fair lady Virginia Nickinson debut as King Charles in Planche's | |||||
| 1886 | 6 | 1 | 2 nights | Utica NY | Our Society | |||||
New Jersey
Newark 1894 1896
1897
1894
4
3
1 wk
Newark NJ
Lady Windermere's Fan
1896
2
3
to Feb 9
Newark NJ
Gay Parisians
1897
1
18
1 week
Newark NJ
Gay Parisians
1897
2
7
?
Newark NJ
Newark Theatre
Gay Parisians
Pennsylvania
Erie 1861 1896
1861
4
23
7 plays
Erie PA
Farrar Hall
Fairy spectac
HRH Invisible prince Winki the great buzzard in the farce Fairy
Spectacle HRH Invisible princ
1861
4
23
Erie PA
Farrar Hall
Family
Jars or the mistaken father
1861
4
29
Erie PA
Farrar Hall
Perfection or the Maid of Munster
1861
4
29
Erie PA
Farrar Hall
Soldier's daughter & London Merchant
1861
5
2
Erie PA
Farrar Hall
Contentment vs. Riches
1861
5
6
Erie PA
Farrar Hall
Colleen Bawn
1861
5
7
1 nite only
Erie PA
Farrar Hall
Uncle Tom's Cabin EJP Cassy JN Phineas Fletcher
1861
5
.
week/s?
Erie PA
Farrar Hall
Stranger EJP as Mrs. Haller, Countess in August
von Kotzebue's
1896
5
11
Erie PA
Gay Parisians
then Toledo
Philadelphia 1872
1875 1877 1878 1885
1887 1888
1890 1891
1892 1893
1894 1895
1896
1897 EJP's
Philadelphia center city Google Map
Dolman's & Fairmount Park Google Map
Tacony/Wissinoming/Forrest home Google Map Philadelphia the city
Chestnut
Street Theatre
Pittsburgh
1859
May
1891 May
1893 1894 Nov
1896 Wilkes Barre
Dec. 1892
| 1859 | 7 | ? | Pittsburgh PA | Pittsburgh Theatre | Royal Lyceum EJP & other actors hired by Pittsburgh Theatre which closed after four months | |||
| 1859 | 9 | 15 | ? | Pittsburgh PA | Charles Alderman Nickinson died | |||
| 1891 | 5 | 4 | 1 week | Pittsburgh PA | Duquesne Theatre | Jim the Penman? Rehearing Our Society | ||
| 1893 | 5 | 8 | 1 wk | Pittsburgh PA | Joseph | business here not great | ||
| 1893 | 12 | 10 | Pittsburgh PA | Lady windermeres fan | ||||
| 1894 | 2 | 19 | 1 week | Pittsburgh PA | Lady Windermere's Fan | but this Pittsburg week canceled | ||
| 1894 | 5 | 11 | Pittsburgh PA | Lady Windermere's Fan | ||||
| 1894 | 11 | 27 | Pittsburgh PA | Alvin | Camille EJP Madame Prudence | |||
| 1896 | 11 | 30 | Pittsburgh PA | Pittsburg Opera House | Gay Parisians | |||
Baltimore Maryland April 1891 Nov 1892 1893 Dec. 1894 Baltimore Google Map
Washington DC 1885 1887 Apr 1891 Jan. 1893 Dec. 1894 March 1895 1896 1897 Washington DC Google map
EJP New England 1871-1873 https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1tvhbVfmDV6eUAYn-ahBZsQg9xmA&ll=42.92393120500425%2C-72.45440009999999&z=7
EJP Mid Atlantic 1875-1897 https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1EQUA5fTIKUWYhXkOaD73Rnq4Rdk&ll=40.94264877733306%2C-79.13412564999999&z=7
EJP John Nickinson US Canada 1850s https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1cn4JWJZboUNVlZVlh8Vj3X_doTk&ll=43.43928701332916%2C-76.69950935000003&z=6
John Nickinson US and Canada 1838-1864 https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1JjaK3u-RBhNc2MI7sGcPOhuM-nM&ll=40.6395269657718%2C-78.99479124999999&z=5
Last updated Dec. 28, 2019