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	Nathaniel Bannister

	Born	Nathaniel Harrington Bannister
(1813-01-13)January 13, 1813
Delaware, United States
	Died	November 2, 1847(1847-11-02) (aged 34)
New York City, New York, United States
	Occupation	Actor and playwright
	Language	English
	Spouse	Amelia Greene Legge


Nathaniel Harrington Bannister (January 13, 1813 – November 2, 1847) was an American actor and playwright, one of the better American playwrights of his day.

Bannister wrote over 40 plays, including the very popular Putnam, the Iron Son of '76 (1844) about the American Revolutionary War hero Israel Putnam which played for 78 consecutive nights in New York at the Bowery Theatre (produced by Thomas S. Hamblin), an astounding success for its time.[1][2]  The bulk of Bannister's many works, only some of which were published, are historical dramas.

Bannister was born in Delaware (some sources report Maryland) in 1813, and made his first appearance on stage in Baltimore at age 16 in the role of Young Norval. He died in poverty in New York on November 2, 1847.[3][4][5][6][7]

Bannister was married to actress Amelia Greene, who was previously married to John Augustus Stone.[8][9][10]


Contents


	1 Plays (incomplete list)
	2 See also
	3 References
	4 External links





Plays (incomplete list)[edit]


	Rathanemus (1835, New Orleans)
	Gaulantus the Gault (1836)
	The Destruction of Jerusalem (1837)
	England's Iron Days (1837)
	The Gentleman of Lyons, or the Marriage Contract (1837)
	The Maine Question (1839)
	Titus Andronicus (1839, adaptation)
	Old English Ironsides
	Robert Emmett
	Murrell, the Land Pirate
	Roman Slaves
	Two Spaniards
	Caius Silius
	Psammetichus, or the Twelve Tribes of Egypt (written for Edwin Forrest)
	The Wandering Jew
	Washington
	Infidelity
	Gustavani
	The Fall of San Antonio
	Tis Freedom's Call
	Adventures of a Sailor
	The Serpent's Glen
	The Midnight Murder
	Surrender of Lord Cornwallis
	Chief of the McIvor
	Texas and Freedom
	Life in New Orleans
	The Three Brothers: Or Crime Its Own Avenger (one act)
	Putnam, the Iron Son of '76 (1844)[3]




See also[edit]


	Biography portal
	Theatre portal



	List of playwrights
	List of people from Delaware




References[edit]


	^ Paterson, Alexander D. (August 24, 1844). "The Drama". The Anglo American, Vol. 3., No. 18. p. 429. (via Google Books).

	^ (October 19, 1844). The Drama. p. 618 (noting that Putnam is still playing).

	^ a b (1995). The Cambridge Guide to Theatre. p. 76.

	^ Ireland, Joseph (1867). Records of the New York Stage, from 1750 to 1860, Vol. II. pp. 205, 417.

	^ Berg, Albert Ellery (1884). The Drama, Painting, Poetry, and Song. p. 265.

	^ Rees, James (1845). The Dramatic Authors of America. pp. 35–36.

	^ (November 2, 1847). "Died". New York Evening Post.

	^ Brown, T. Allston (1903). A History of the New York Stage, Vol. I. p. 314.

	^ (November 18, 1873). "Mrs. Amelia Bannister –  The Funeral of an Actress Who Graced the Boards Half a Century Ago". The Sun.

	^ Conner, William H. (April 10, 1949). "Who Was Nat Bannister, Playwright?". Sunday Morning Star (Wilmington, Delaware). (in depth article about Bannister, questioning whether he was raised in Delaware or Maryland).





External links[edit]

	Putnam, The Iron Son of '76. New York: Samuel French (via Google Books)>


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