Lewis Hallam

Background

Hallam, Lewis was born in 1740 in in England, circa. Son of Lewis Hallam.

Education

3 children including Mirvan.

Career

In 1769, he performed "Dear Heart! What a Terrible Life I Am Led", the first documented white stage performance of an African American-styled song. Hallam came to America in 1752, with his family, and first performed in The Merchant of Venice in Williamsburg, Virginia. He was the "earliest known American Hamlet and (played) Arsaces, the hero of the first professionally produced American play, The Prince of Parthia" in 1752.

Hallam continued to work in American theatre throughout his life, except for a period, during the American Revolutionary War, when he moved to the West Indies.

The theater building at Prince George"s Community College in Maryland is named the Hallam Theater.

Achievements

• Lewis Hallam has been listed as a notable actor, theatrical manager by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married twice; married second, Mission Tuke, circa 1793.

Father:

Lewis Hallam. Hallam

Spouse:

twice

Spouse:

Mission Tuke