LINGARD

James W. b. London 8 Jany. 1823; made his debut at Garrick theatre, London as Ralph Reckle in Twice killed; went to U.S. America in 1848; appeared at Purdy’s National theatre, New York as Alley Croaker in the Miseries of human life 18 April 1853; played Deacon Perry in Uncle Tom’s Cabin at Purdy’s 18 July 1853, and then played Uncle Tom for 368 consecutive nights; an actor of old men characters; manager of Bowery theatre N. Y. 1858 and several seasons; revenue collector New York 1868; kept a saloon in the Broadway 1869; committed suicide in New York, July 1870. Brown’s American Stage (1870) p. 221, portrait .