The Story Line of Actor Master Showmen (AMS)
Banished from his country and broken hearted, English Actor Thaddeus Bridgnorth arrives in the grand city of Charleston, South Carolina (1825). Through theatre roles and tutoring, he weaves into the elite Ashley River plantation culture. But alas fate will turn another hard page when Thaddeus and Annie Banjo are sold into the colorful but dangerous world of Bailey’s Circus traveling north.
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When you read the story, here's one way to look at the Master Showmen.
Actor (Thaddeus Bridgnorth) English Actor of Shakespeare plays, the 1810-1825 era.
Master (Master Louis of Charleston and Ashley River plantations):
Showmen (of the Circus). Many of the early circus (1820's) showmen were from the Somers area of New York State, my old hometown.
A few years back, I visited Charleston and Savannah a number of times, and then lived outside Charleston a year.
I became intrigued with the historic connections of Charleston SC to Somers, New York.
Now I wasn't chasing women in Charleston, but I did fall in love with the city of Charleston, the old Ashley River plantations, it's beauty, its historic traditions, its tragedies, and yes I'm interested in the history and horrors of slavery.
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