Lewis Hallam the Younger

Lewis Hallam the Younger (born c. 1740, England—died Nov. 1, 1808, Philadelphia) was the son of Lewis Hallam and part of a family that pioneered professional theatre in the United States. After his father’s death, Hallam’s mother married the theatrical manager David Douglass, and the company worked in the U.S. with Hallam as the leading man. After Hallam’s mother died (1774) and his stepfather retired to Jamaica, he succeeded to management of the family company....