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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 19:29, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

James Henry Marriott

 * ... that James Henry Marriott (pictured) was the first producer of regular productions of plays in New Zealand? Source:
 * ALT1:... that James Henry Marriott (pictured) was the first New Zealand playwright to have a play debut on stage? Source:
 * ALT2:... that James Henry Marriott (pictured) was the first optics professional in New Zealand to make a telescope? Source:
 * Reviewed: Lord, have mercy upon us (Mendelssohn)
 * Comment: (1) The article Henry James Marriott was a stub for some time, then became a redirect. My expansion was moved to mainspace, to replace the redirect, on 2 March 2019. (2) I'm not sure if the optometry-optics link in ALT2 is correct (not my subject), so it needs checking.

5x expanded by Storye book (talk). Self-nominated at 13:59, 2 March 2019 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg What a life! On good sources, the one I can't see accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. The image is licensed and shows the period well. - Of the hooks, I like the theatre premiere (ALT1) best, but think the normal wording would be "world premiere", not debut, which is rather used as "he made his debut as ...", and "on stage" deems redundant. Reword als ALT3? - In the article, the last image seems pretty useless, at least I see nothing ;) - I'd write more summary of his life in the lead than mention relatives, but that's up to you.


 * ALT3:... that James Henry Marriott (pictured) was the first New Zealand playwright to have a world premiere? Source:
 * Thanks, Gerda, for the review. I have added more about his life in the article header, and explained the last image. You do have to click on that image to see Marriott standing there in front of his mock-classical wooden false-front hall, proudly in a tall hat, with his chest puffed out and holding his lapels, Victorian-style - but worth the effort! Storye book (talk) 09:53, 3 March 2019 (UTC)


 * Symbol voting keep.svg Thank you, for both. If you or someone watching come up with better wording, - I'll watch. I could imagine to name the play, for example. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:46, 3 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg I think this needs a better hook. Most of the "facts" are inaccurate, and there is plenty of interesting stuff in the biography to find something different. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:25, 8 April 2019 (UTC)
 * ALT4 ... that entertainer James Henry Marriott (pictured) became one of the earliest European settlers of Wellington, New Zealand, when he arrived there in 1843? Source:, and
 * Thank you, but I believe the play would be more interesting, and what's wrong with that? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:39, 8 April 2019 (UTC)
 * I also liked (and verified) ALT 3. Yoninah (talk) 19:29, 8 April 2019 (UTC)