Alexander Placide
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Alexander Placide (1750–1812), was an American (originally French) actor and theatre manager.[1] He debuted in France in 1770 and was active in Saint-Domingue until the Haitian Revolution, after which he emigrated to the United States in 1791[2].
He managed the Charleston Theatre from 1796 and was the leader of the Charleston Company, which also toured Georgia and Virginia and is considered to have introduced a permanent theatre in these states. The Richmond Theatre fire of 1811 occurred while his company was performing in the building.[3] In 1812, Placide became a co-manager with William Twaits and Jean Baptiste Casmiere Breschard of the Olympic Theatre in New York.
He was married to Charlotte Wrighten Placide and father of Jane Placide.
References
[edit]- ↑ Robin O. Warren, Women on Southern Stages, 1800-1865: Performance, Gender and Identity
- ↑ Sodders, Richard (1983-01-01). The Theatre Management of Alexandre Placide in Charleston, 1794-1812. (Volumes I and II) (South Carolina) (Doctor of Philosophy thesis). Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. doi:10.31390/gradschool_disstheses.3863.
- ↑ "Alexander Placide". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
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