Walter Montgomery

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Contributor Walter Montgomery
Gender Male
Nationality American
Functions Actor
Notes 1827 - 1871 See biography
Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXV, Issue 3844, 16 December 1869, Page 4: A detailed notice of Walter Montgomery's career to date, including testimonials. 'This brief memoir of Mr. Walter Montgomery is supplied in accordance with a very general desire, and maybe relied upon as accurate.— J. L. Hall, Manager', Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland. 'Why Walter Montgomery Committed Suicide'. Anecdote: Report of an eloping actress(Evening Post, Volume V, Issue 265, 17 December 1869, Page 3) Umbrella anecdote: Mr. Walter Montgomery advertises for an umbrella in the following style : — 'Mr. Walter Montgomery has lost an umbrella upon which he sets great store. It is a thick-ribbed green silk one, with a natural handle, and beneath the handle is carved upon the stick an escutcheon with no crest, name, or initials upon it. That part of the stick beneath the silk at the top, inside the umbrella, is daubed with ink. It is questionable if there is another umbrella like it in the colony; therefore its restoration is reasonably expected when the present holder knows to whom it belongs. Any person retaining it after this notice will be considered a curmudgeon or a kleptomaniac, and treated accordingly. — Walter Montgomery, Prince of Wales Theatre, Sydney.' (Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXV, Issue 3700, 28 May 1869, Page 3) Mr Montgomery's departure: The Melbourne Age says :— lt appears that the reception Mr. Walter Montgomery has met with in New Zealand has had the effect of frightening that gentleman out of the colonies, for it was currently reported in theatrical circles last evening, upon the authority of a telegram from Sydney, that the eminent tragedian had unexpectedly arrived in that port from New Zealand, and finding a vessel on the point of starting for San Francisco, California, he had taken a passage and sailed yesterday for America, bidding a long farewell to the Australian colonies. (Evening Post, Volume V, Issue 287, 15 January 1870, Page 2) From memories of Mr J.R. Greville:'I well remember Walter Montgomery coming out to Harwood and co at the Royal, in Melbourne, where he electrified the people with his Hamlet, a la Fechter - the blonde-haired, fair Danish complexioned Hamlet. He was the greatest elocutionist I ever heard in my life. Single-handed he used to keep an audience in breathless attention during a two hours' entertainment.' (Star , Issue 7264, 9 September 1891, Page 2).
Events
  • The Irishman, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 14 April 1900
  • The Power and the Glory, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 23 December 1899
  • School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 2 September 1896
  • John Caspar Lavater, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 20 December 1869
  • A New Way to Pay Old Debts, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 18 December 1869
  • Romeo and Juliet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 17 December 1869
  • Don Caesar de Bazan, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 16 December 1869
  • Richard III, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 December 1869
  • Still Waters Run Deep, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 10 December 1869
  • Othello, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 9 December 1869
  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869
  • The Lady of Lyons, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 7 December 1869
  • Hamlet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 6 December 1869
  • Hamlet, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 22 July 1868

Actor

  • The Irishman, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 14 April 1900
  • School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 2 September 1896
  • John Caspar Lavater, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 20 December 1869
  • A New Way to Pay Old Debts, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 18 December 1869
  • Romeo and Juliet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 17 December 1869
  • Don Caesar de Bazan, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 16 December 1869
  • Richard III, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 December 1869
  • Still Waters Run Deep, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 10 December 1869
  • Othello, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 9 December 1869
  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869
  • The Lady of Lyons, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 7 December 1869
  • Hamlet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 6 December 1869
  • Hamlet, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 22 July 1868

J L Hall - Actor

  • John Caspar Lavater, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 20 December 1869
  • A New Way to Pay Old Debts, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 18 December 1869
  • Romeo and Juliet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 17 December 1869
  • Don Caesar de Bazan, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 16 December 1869
  • Richard III, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 December 1869
  • Still Waters Run Deep, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 10 December 1869
  • Othello, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 9 December 1869
  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869
  • The Lady of Lyons, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 7 December 1869
  • Hamlet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 6 December 1869

John Musgrave - Actor

  • A New Way to Pay Old Debts, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 18 December 1869
  • Romeo and Juliet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 17 December 1869
  • Don Caesar de Bazan, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 16 December 1869
  • Richard III, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 December 1869
  • Still Waters Run Deep, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 10 December 1869
  • Othello, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 9 December 1869
  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869
  • The Lady of Lyons, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 7 December 1869
  • Hamlet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 6 December 1869

JH Clifford - Actor

  • A New Way to Pay Old Debts, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 18 December 1869
  • Romeo and Juliet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 17 December 1869
  • Don Caesar de Bazan, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 16 December 1869
  • Richard III, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 December 1869
  • Othello, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 9 December 1869
  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869
  • The Lady of Lyons, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 7 December 1869
  • Hamlet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 6 December 1869

WH Thompson - Actor

  • A New Way to Pay Old Debts, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 18 December 1869
  • Romeo and Juliet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 17 December 1869
  • Don Caesar de Bazan, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 16 December 1869
  • Richard III, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 December 1869
  • Othello, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 9 December 1869
  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869
  • The Lady of Lyons, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 7 December 1869
  • Hamlet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 6 December 1869

J Thorpe - Actor

  • A New Way to Pay Old Debts, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 18 December 1869
  • Romeo and Juliet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 17 December 1869
  • Don Caesar de Bazan, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 16 December 1869
  • Richard III, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 December 1869
  • Still Waters Run Deep, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 10 December 1869
  • Othello, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 9 December 1869
  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869
  • Hamlet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 6 December 1869

R Glover - Actor

  • A New Way to Pay Old Debts, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 18 December 1869
  • Don Caesar de Bazan, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 16 December 1869
  • Richard III, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 December 1869
  • Still Waters Run Deep, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 10 December 1869
  • Othello, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 9 December 1869
  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869
  • The Lady of Lyons, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 7 December 1869

John L Hall - Actor

  • Romeo and Juliet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 17 December 1869
  • Richard III, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 December 1869
  • Still Waters Run Deep, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 10 December 1869
  • Othello, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 9 December 1869
  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869
  • The Lady of Lyons, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 7 December 1869
  • Hamlet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 6 December 1869

J Hesford - Actor

  • A New Way to Pay Old Debts, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 18 December 1869
  • Don Caesar de Bazan, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 16 December 1869
  • Richard III, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 December 1869
  • Othello, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 9 December 1869
  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869
  • The Lady of Lyons, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 7 December 1869

WH Newton - Actor

  • A New Way to Pay Old Debts, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 18 December 1869
  • Don Caesar de Bazan, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 16 December 1869
  • Richard III, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 December 1869
  • Still Waters Run Deep, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 10 December 1869
  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869
  • Hamlet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 6 December 1869

W Ryan - Actor

  • A New Way to Pay Old Debts, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 18 December 1869
  • Romeo and Juliet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 17 December 1869
  • Don Caesar de Bazan, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 16 December 1869
  • Richard III, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 December 1869
  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869
  • The Lady of Lyons, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 7 December 1869

W G Carey - Actor

  • Romeo and Juliet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 17 December 1869
  • Richard III, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 December 1869
  • Still Waters Run Deep, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 10 December 1869
  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869
  • Hamlet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 6 December 1869

Dave Clinton - Actor

  • A New Way to Pay Old Debts, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 18 December 1869
  • Richard III, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 December 1869
  • Othello, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 9 December 1869
  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869
  • The Lady of Lyons, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 7 December 1869

J Morris - Actor

  • A New Way to Pay Old Debts, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 18 December 1869
  • Romeo and Juliet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 17 December 1869
  • Richard III, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 December 1869
  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869
  • The Lady of Lyons, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 7 December 1869

William Shakespeare - Playwright

  • Romeo and Juliet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 17 December 1869
  • Othello, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 9 December 1869
  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869
  • Hamlet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 6 December 1869
  • Hamlet, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 22 July 1868

J A South - Actor

  • A New Way to Pay Old Debts, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 18 December 1869
  • Richard III, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 December 1869
  • Still Waters Run Deep, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 10 December 1869
  • Othello, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 9 December 1869
  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869

R James - Actor

Julia Mortimer - Actor

  • A New Way to Pay Old Debts, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 18 December 1869
  • Romeo and Juliet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 17 December 1869
  • Richard III, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 December 1869
  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869

Carey Taylor - Actor

  • A New Way to Pay Old Debts, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 18 December 1869
  • Romeo and Juliet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 17 December 1869
  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869
  • The Lady of Lyons, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 7 December 1869

K Desmond - Actor

  • A New Way to Pay Old Debts, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 18 December 1869
  • Romeo and Juliet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 17 December 1869
  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869

W Montague - Actor

  • A New Way to Pay Old Debts, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 18 December 1869
  • Richard III, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 December 1869
  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869

Jessie Raymond - Actor

  • Romeo and Juliet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 17 December 1869
  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869
  • The Lady of Lyons, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 7 December 1869

Laura Wiseman - Actor

  • Romeo and Juliet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 17 December 1869
  • Richard III, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 December 1869
  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869

J Brown - Actor

  • Still Waters Run Deep, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 10 December 1869
  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869

Buckley - Costume Co-ordinator, Costume Designer

Edwin Campbell - Actor

JF Cathcart - Actor

Tom Cosgrove - Actor

Fred Crofton - Actor

L De Frees - Actor

Alice Deorwyn - Actor

Laurence Dunbar - Actor

Frank Eugarde - Musical Director, Orchestral Leader

Finlay - Actor

Ida Gresham - Actor

Temple Harrison - Actor

M Hennessay - Actor

  • A New Way to Pay Old Debts, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 18 December 1869
  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869

Charles Holloway - Actor-Manager, Producer

Nelson - Actor

  • Richard III, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 December 1869
  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869

A Thornton - Actor

  • Richard III, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 December 1869
  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869

Roland Watts Phillips - Actor

J P West - Actor

Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett - Playwright

Adams - Actor

  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869

Andrews - Actor

  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869

Roxy Barton - Actor

Kyrle Bellew - Actor

Cora Brown-Potter - Actor

Edward Bulwer-Lytton - Playwright

J Cane - Actor

  • The Irishman, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 14 April 1900

Colley Cibber - Playwright

  • Richard III, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 December 1869

Rosa Conroy - Actor

C Cosgrove - Actor

Orlando Daly - Actor

Harry Daniels - Actor

Charles Darrell - Playwright

Dora De Winton - Actor

  • The Irishman, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 14 April 1900

Olly Deering - Actor

Arnold Denham - Actor

Findlay - Actor

  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869

Wilson Forbes - Actor

George - Actor

  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869

Joe Hardy - Mechanist

  • The Irishman, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 14 April 1900

Walter Hill - Actor

Beatrice Holloway - Actor

Scot Inglis - Actor

Jamanes - Actor

  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869

Jones - Actor

  • Richard III, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 December 1869

Cyril Keightley - Actor

Edwin Kelly - Actor

Frederick Leech - Conductor

Mark Lemon - Playwright

E Leonard - Actor

  • The Irishman, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 14 April 1900

T E Leonard - Actor

Charles Lock - Mechanist

  • The Irishman, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 14 April 1900

Lovelace - Actor

Philip Massinger - Playwright

T L Middleton - Actor

C Moriny - Actor

  • The Irishman, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 14 April 1900

George Musgrove - Lessee

WH Newton - Actor

  • Romeo and Juliet, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 17 December 1869

E J Norris - Actor

Parish - Actor

  • Richard III, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 December 1869

R Parris - Actor

  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869

Linda Raymond - Actor

Walter Rice - Musical Director

J D Roberts - Actor

W Roberts - Actor

  • The Irishman, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 14 April 1900

Rockley - Actor

  • The Irishman, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 14 April 1900

Alf Rockley - Actor

  • The Irishman, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 14 April 1900

G Rolfe - Actor

  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869

H Rower - Actor

  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869

Saunders - Actor

  • The Irishman, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 14 April 1900

Hattie Shepparde - Actor

  • Othello, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 9 December 1869

Sydney Smith - Actor

Stevenson - Actor

  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869

J W Sweeney - Actor

  • The Irishman, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 14 April 1900

Taylor - Actor

  • Richard III, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 December 1869

Tom Taylor - Playwright

H Thornton - Actor

  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869

N H Thornton - Actor

  • Richard III, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 13 December 1869

Neville Thornton - Actor

  • Othello, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 9 December 1869

J Thorp - Actor

Edward Vaughan - Scenic Artist

  • The Irishman, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 14 April 1900

Percy Walshe - Actor

  • The Irishman, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 14 April 1900

Watson - Actor

  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869

A West - Actor

  • The Irishman, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 14 April 1900

James Cassius Williamson - Lessee

S Wilson - Actor

  • Macbeth, Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 8 December 1869

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