Talk:John Hodgkinson (actor, born 1766)

I plan to add to this page a selection that tells in detail about John Hodgkinson's career and workplaces.

The following shows a summary of Hodgkinson's career and information I believe would be appropriate for this site.

John Hodgkinsons Career
John Hodgkinson, formally known as John Meadowcroft, was an american actor/singer who began work at 15 years old. He started as an acting apprentice in the English provinces in the year 1781. After discovering his interests in the arts, he decided to move to America and make a career out of acting. In September of 1792, he moved to New York and began work. He quickly became known as one of the most versatile actors in the business. By 1794, he became a co-manager of New York's Old American Company and worked along with Lewis Hallam. In 1796, William Dunlap bought a quarter of the company and began to work alongside Hallam and Hodgkinson. In 1797, Hallam resigned and left the business to Hodgkinson and Dunlap. William Dunlap worked as Hodgkinson's partner for the next 5 years. In 1798, Hodgkinson began to additionally manage the Boston Federal Street Theater. The roles he played would vary between tragedy, comedy, and even opera. He was praised for his powerful voice and began his career as a singer as well. A year later, he withdrew from co-managing and began working under Dunlap at the Old American Company. In July of 1800, Hodgkinson began to perform alongside his wife and Mrs. Hallam at the Summer Theater. Owned by Joseph Coree, the theater was located on the Leonard street corner of Broadway. In this theater, Hodgkinson performed in many plays; such as "Five Hundred a Year" and "Columbus's Daughter." Hodgkinson died shortly after in the year 1805.

Wgray96 (talk) 01:03, 12 July 2016 (UTC)

Great article. I loved how many details you placed in this article. Perhaps try to add something about him that made him different from most actors, something that has nothing to do with this career but maybe personal life to spice it up a bit. Either way, great job! Tina Rod (talk) 03:32, 14 July 2016 (UTC)

This is a good edit to your chosen subject. You did well with the layout and research. Very good. Ginch 22 (talk) 02:34, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

You were very thorough with how well you went into depth with Hodgkinson's career. You did a great job with going through each major phase in his career. I can't really find anything you didn't do extremely well in your post/editing! Victoriajones7 (talk) 16:25, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

I can see by reading your article that you have done your research. Great Job! Sunflower 123 (talk) 21:55, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

Wgray96 (talk) 00:08, 12 July 2016 (UTC)

Good Job!
I think that the edits that you are thinking about will be perfect. I would love to know more about Hodgkinson! Awesome job!Bsteg18 (talk) 05:28, 16 July 2016 (UTC)