Actor and theatre manager. Born Paris, into an international theatre family. ‘Father of Modern Pantomime', he introduced stars of popular music hall into his Christmas pantomimes.
From aged 27 for the rest of his life he ran the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, and was nick-named 'Druriolanus'. He founded the Drury Lane Lodge of Freemasons, mainly consisting of actors, which, we believe, still meets at the theatre.
Died at home, 2 Bedford Place.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir Augustus Harris
The cherubs hold theatrical masks. Musical instruments adorn the outer pilla...
Actor. Born London. Died St. Margaret's Bay, near Dover.
Born in Dublin as Oscar Fingal O'Flaherty Wills Wilde. 'Importance of Being Earnest', 'Picture of Dorian Gray', etc. A flamboyant aesthete, he may have been Grossmith's model for the character Bunt...
Person, Gender Issues, Literature, Poetry, Seriously Famous, Theatre, France, Ireland
Merged with the Heritage Foundation.
Playwright and poet. Born in Westminster, possibly, and a committed Londoner, though also of proud Scottish descent. Imprisoned three times, once for his first play which was deemed to be "lewd, se...
Composer and impresario. Born in Kensingston. Immensely successful writer of stage musicals, including 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat', 'Jesus Christ Superstar', 'Evita', 'Cats', 'T...
We really like this unusual plaque - so of its time with its calligraphic decorations. In the background curlicues you can clearly see a...
Novelist, Antonia White, (Eirene Botting), 1899 - 1980, lived here, 1899 - 1921.
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
The Bridge plaque is on the far side of the wall beside the woman's head in our photo. The jubilee plaque is laid into the terrace betwee...
Former submarine in the Polish Navy. ORP stands for Okret Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Ship of the Polish Republic).
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