Leonard Grover
Leonard Byron Grover (December 9, 1833 – March 7, 1926) was a nineteenth-century American comedic playwright, theatre manager, opera impressario, and sports promoter, best known for his association with President Abraham Lincoln.His best known plays are ''Davy Crockett'' and ''Our Boarding House'', believed to be the origin of the phase "make no mistake". ''Our Boarding House'' premiered to great success January 31, 1877, at the Park Theatre in Brooklyn, and was the launch of the comedy duo Stuart Robson and William H. Crane.
Grover established his own touring company, the Grover German Opera Company, which presented ''Faust'' and ''Tannhäuser'' in New York and Philadelphia.
He also established Grover's Theatre in Washington, D.C., where President Abraham Lincoln frequently attended performances with his wife and Secretary of State William H. Seward. Grover was reported to have "saved Lincoln's life" outside the theatre; on one occasion after a performance, the president's carriage was surrounded by an angry mob and his driver was unable to move, and Grover jumped up, took the reins, and drove the president and his party to safety. He was told afterwards that the president felt he owed his life to Grover's quick thinking.
The president's son, Tad Lincoln, was attending a performance of ''Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp'' at Grover's Theater on April 14, 1865, when his father was assassinated a few blocks away at Ford's Theatre.
In 1909, he wrote a lengthy piece for ''The Century Magazine'' titled "Lincoln's interest in the theater."
As a sports promoter, he organized the 1860 fight between English boxing champion Jem Mace and American John C. Heenan at 44 Union Square, as well as wrestling matches between Scotsman Donald Dinnie and New Yorker William Muldoon.
Grover was born in 1833 in Springwater, New York. He died in Brooklyn, aged 92. Provided by Wikipedia
-
1by Grover, Leonard
Published 1928
This item is not available through BorrowDirect. Please contact your institution’s interlibrary loan office for further assistance.Book -
2by Grover, Leonard
Published 1909
This item is not available through BorrowDirect. Please contact your institution’s interlibrary loan office for further assistance.Book -
3
This item is not available through BorrowDirect. Please contact your institution’s interlibrary loan office for further assistance.Manuscript Book -
4by Grover, Leonard
Published 1876
This item is not available through BorrowDirect. Please contact your institution’s interlibrary loan office for further assistance.Book -
5
This item is not available through BorrowDirect. Please contact your institution’s interlibrary loan office for further assistance.Book -
6by Grover, Leonard, 1836?-
Published 1920
This item is not available through BorrowDirect. Please contact your institution’s interlibrary loan office for further assistance.Book -
7by Grover, Leonard, b.1836?
Published 2003
This item is not available through BorrowDirect. Please contact your institution’s interlibrary loan office for further assistance.Electronic Book -
8by Goldberg, Isaac, 1887-1938, Goldberg, Isaac, 1887-1938, Goldberg, Isaac, 1887-1938, Goldberg, Isaac, 1887-1938Other Authors: “...Grover, Leonard...”
Published 1940
Book -
9by Goldberg, Isaac, 1887-1938Other Authors: “...Grover, Leonard, 1836-...”
Published 1963
This item is not available through BorrowDirect. Please contact your institution’s interlibrary loan office for further assistance.Book -
10
-
11
-
12Published 1864Other Authors: “...Grover, Leonard...”
This item is not available through BorrowDirect. Please contact your institution’s interlibrary loan office for further assistance.Electronic Book -
13Published 1864Other Authors: “...Grover, Leonard...”
This item is not available through BorrowDirect. Please contact your institution’s interlibrary loan office for further assistance.Electronic Book