Thomas Wade West (d. 1799), was an American (originally English) actor
and theatre manager. He broke the monopoly of the Old American Company
in 1790 by founding the Virginia Company in Richmond (also called
Virginia Comedians and South Carolina Company), which toured the
Southern States of Virginia and the Carolinas. He founded several
theatres and was the manager of the Charleston Theatre. He was married
to Margaretta Sully West, father of Ann West Bignall and father-in-law
of John Bignall.
and theatre manager. He broke the monopoly of the Old American Company
in 1790 by founding the Virginia Company in Richmond (also called
Virginia Comedians and South Carolina Company), which toured the
Southern States of Virginia and the Carolinas. He founded several
theatres and was the manager of the Charleston Theatre. He was married
to Margaretta Sully West, father of Ann West Bignall and father-in-law
of John Bignall.
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