PASTOR, TONY


Meaning of PASTOR, TONY in English

orig. Antonio Pastor

born May 28, 1837, New York, N.Y., U.S.

died Aug. 26, 1908, Elmhurst, N.Y.

U.S. impresario and comic singer.

He appeared at P.T. Barnum 's American Museum as a child prodigy and first performed in a variety show in 1861. After managing a series of New York City theatres, he opened the Fourteenth Street Theatre in 1881. Though variety shows of the time featured coarse humour and were considered unsuitable for ladies, he advertised his theatre as "the first specialty and vaudeville theatre of America, catering to polite tastes." His unexpected success spurred other theatre managers to follow suit and led to the creation of vaudeville . See also music hall and variety theatre .

Tony Pastor

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