John Moore

John Moore (1814–1893) was a British actor, prompter, and stage manager.

Early life John Moore was born in London on 3 April 1814.

Moore first appeared on the stage at a very young age, playing an infant in a production of "Rolla." In September 1848, he made his first appearance on the American theater scene, playing Flitterman in James Planché's "Somebody Else" at the Park Theatre. By 1852, Moore had become a prompter at the Bowery Theatre. In the late 1850s, he was the stage manager at Burton's Theatre. In the early 1860s, he returned to the Park Theatre, then under the management of Frederick and Sarah Conway, as stage manager. Several years later, he joined the staff of Wallack's Theatre.

Around 1870 (or possibly 1874, according to his obituary), he became the stage manager at Augustin Daly's theatre, where he stayed for twenty-three years. He occasionally took on small acting roles, such as Vincentio in Daly's 1886 revival of The Taming of the Shrew, Shallow in The Merry Wives of Windsor the same year, and a groom in Daly's 1875 production of Richard II featuring Edwin Booth in the title role. He was an avid book collector and owned a large theatrical library, which he left to Daly.