James Winston (thespian)

James Winston (1773–1843) was an English strolling player and theatre manager, who ran the Theatre Royal Drury Lane for seven years.[1] He was the first secretary of the Garrick Club, fulfilling the role from 1831 until his death in 1842.[1]

His published writings include volumes of Diaries [2] and the historically valuable The Theatric Tourist (1805).[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Nelson, Alfred L.; B. Cross, Gilbert (1978). "A Case of Unassigned Authorship: James Winston's "Perseverance" (1802)". Educational Theatre Journal. 30 (2 (May, 1978)). The Johns Hopkins University Press: 229–231. doi:10.2307/3206296. JSTOR 3206296.
  2. ^ Ellis, James (February 1976). "Drury Lane Journal: Selections from James Winston's Diaries, 1819–1827. Edited by Alfred L. Nelson and Gilbert B. Cross. Pp. xv + 176. London: The Society for Theatre Research, 1974". Theatre Research International. 1 (2): 151–153. doi:10.1017/S0307883300000985. ISSN 1474-0672.
  3. ^ Winston, James (2008). The theatric tourist : a facsimile of the first and only edition of 1805 preceded by a facsimile of the original prospectus. Internet Archive. London : Society for Theatre Research : British Library. ISBN 978-0-7123-5015-0.
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