Wilson Barrett

Wilson Barrett was an actor, writer, playwright and theatrical producer (1846–1904). He was born at Essex and died at London.

Also recorded as William Henry Barrett.

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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading William Henry Barrett. His recorded language was English.

He married Caroline Barrett. One child is recorded: Alfred Wilson Barrett.

Identity

What the record establishes about Wilson Barrett.

Pamphlets, etc : National Council for Combatting Venereal Diseases is dated c. 1914-1918 and held by Wellcome Collection. The Wilson Barrett Birthday Book is catalogued and held by British Library Nineteenth Century digitised books collection. British Library Nineteenth Century digitised books collection records 1 object associated with this heading. Wilson Barrett is recorded with the citizenship of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Wilson Barrett is recorded as actor, writer, playwright and theatrical producer. Wellcome Collection records 28 objects associated with this heading.

Open Library catalogues 14 works under this name. Shakespeare's tragedy of Hamlet is dated 1880. The Never-Never Land is dated 1904. The black kitten is dated 1894. In old New York is dated 1900.

Works and catalogued output

Wikidata Query Service catalogues 5 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 8 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 12 works under this heading.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Wilson Barrett may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Wilson Barrett is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q3208122.

Catalogued works

17 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1880 to 1914.

Hoodman Blind. The Sign of the Cross. The Wilson Barrett Birthday Book, held by British Library Nineteenth Century digitised books collection. In Old New York: A Romance. The Daughters of Babylon: A Novel. Claudian. Theater program for Wilson Barrett in "The Miser," "A Clerical Error," and "Chatterton" at the Baldwin Theatre, San Francisco, June 2, 1890. Shakespeare's tragedy of Hamlet, dated 1880. Souvenir of The sign of the cross, dated 1896. The black kitten, dated 1894. The daughters of Babylon, dated 1899. The Never-Never Land, dated 1904. In old New York, dated 1900. The color sergeant. Clito. Hamlet. Pamphlets, etc : National Council for Combatting Venereal Diseases, dated c. 1914-1918, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

British Library Nineteenth Century digitised books collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 28 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Barrett, Wilson [originally William Henry] (1846–1904), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Barrett, Wilson, (18 Feb. 1846–23 July 1904), actor, dramatist, novelist, and theatrical manager, Who Was Who, 2007.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 9 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1846Wilson Barrett born at Essex.
  2. 1846Wilson Barrett was born in 1846 at Essex.
  3. 1880Shakespeare's tragedy of Hamlet is dated 1880.
  4. 1894The black kitten is dated 1894.
  5. 1900In old New York is dated 1900.
  6. 1904Wilson Barrett died at London.
  7. 1904The Never-Never Land is dated 1904.
  8. 1904Wilson Barrett died in 1904 at London.
  9. 1906Father Pink (1906) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  10. 1914Pamphlets, etc : National Council for Combatting Venereal Diseases is dated c. 1914-1918 and held by Wellcome Collection.

Connections

Each connection was recorded deliberately, with the basis for it kept on the internal record.

Died at

  • LondonPlace

    Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Barrett, Wilson [originally William Henry] (1846–1904), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Barrett, Wilson, (18 Feb. 1846–23 July 1904), actor, dramatist, novelist, and theatrical manager, Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Open Library author record for Wilson Barrett (Internet Archive), 14 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  4. 4.

    Internet Archive, 10 digitised items catalogued under Wilson Barrett as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  5. 5.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 28 works naming Wilson Barrett.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  6. 6.

    “Wilson Barrett”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3208122: Wilson Barrett

    authority record · Unverified · Wikidata

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Plates

Each plate is reproduced under the terms the holding register itself publishes, with its creator and licence named.

Photograph; Photographs/Ephemera

Photograph; Photographs/Ephemera

Allen Ginter · This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art . See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy · CC0

The picture record
Photograph; Photographs

Photograph; Photographs

Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company · This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art . See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy · CC0

The picture record

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