About Joseph C. Foster
Lived 1804 – 1877 (aged 73). Joseph C. Foster was an actor.
Joseph C. Foster (January 31, 1804 April 9, 1877) was a Scottish-born American stage manager and playwright.
Foster was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and came to America in the 1830s, a clown with Cooke's Circus, appearing in productions such as Mazeppa. He also appeared with circuses in other American cities. In 1870, his Twelve Temptations, which was created in the vein of The Black Crook with a story from the Walpurgis Night legend, ran for over 150 performances at the Grand Opera House.
Foster died in New York in April 1877.
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scottish-born American stage manager and playwright
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Joseph C. Foster was born on 31 January 1804.
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Joseph C. Foster died on 9 April 1877.
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Joseph C. Foster was an actor.
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