Actor, producer, manager, and theater builder.
John was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. During a period of working in Baltimore, he got the acting "bug" and upon moving to Philadelphia, began acting in minor roles. After a while he moved to New York where he met and married the actress Euphemia Emma Myers.
They moved to Cleveland in the 1850s. John became the manager of the Academy of Music, where he started a full-time theatrical company. He was able to bring in prominent figures from theater, opera, and burlesque to the academy, and helped new actors, including his daughter Effie Ellsler, get started.
Ellsler constructed the Euclid Avenue Opera House in 1873, but various misfortunes forced him to sell to Marcus Hanna in 1879. Ellsler was manager of the Park Theater until 1886. He decided to return to New York, where he returned to his first love, acting. Euphemia and John Ellsler had 4 children: Effie, William C., John J., and Annie.
(Information from the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.)
John was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. During a period of working in Baltimore, he got the acting "bug" and upon moving to Philadelphia, began acting in minor roles. After a while he moved to New York where he met and married the actress Euphemia Emma Myers.
They moved to Cleveland in the 1850s. John became the manager of the Academy of Music, where he started a full-time theatrical company. He was able to bring in prominent figures from theater, opera, and burlesque to the academy, and helped new actors, including his daughter Effie Ellsler, get started.
Ellsler constructed the Euclid Avenue Opera House in 1873, but various misfortunes forced him to sell to Marcus Hanna in 1879. Ellsler was manager of the Park Theater until 1886. He decided to return to New York, where he returned to his first love, acting. Euphemia and John Ellsler had 4 children: Effie, William C., John J., and Annie.
(Information from the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.)
Actor, producer, manager, and theater builder.
John was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. During a period of working in Baltimore, he got the acting "bug" and upon moving to Philadelphia, began acting in minor roles. After a while he moved to New York where he met and married the actress Euphemia Emma Myers.
They moved to Cleveland in the 1850s. John became the manager of the Academy of Music, where he started a full-time theatrical company. He was able to bring in prominent figures from theater, opera, and burlesque to the academy, and helped new actors, including his daughter Effie Ellsler, get started.
Ellsler constructed the Euclid Avenue Opera House in 1873, but various misfortunes forced him to sell to Marcus Hanna in 1879. Ellsler was manager of the Park Theater until 1886. He decided to return to New York, where he returned to his first love, acting. Euphemia and John Ellsler had 4 children: Effie, William C., John J., and Annie.
(Information from the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.)
John was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. During a period of working in Baltimore, he got the acting "bug" and upon moving to Philadelphia, began acting in minor roles. After a while he moved to New York where he met and married the actress Euphemia Emma Myers.
They moved to Cleveland in the 1850s. John became the manager of the Academy of Music, where he started a full-time theatrical company. He was able to bring in prominent figures from theater, opera, and burlesque to the academy, and helped new actors, including his daughter Effie Ellsler, get started.
Ellsler constructed the Euclid Avenue Opera House in 1873, but various misfortunes forced him to sell to Marcus Hanna in 1879. Ellsler was manager of the Park Theater until 1886. He decided to return to New York, where he returned to his first love, acting. Euphemia and John Ellsler had 4 children: Effie, William C., John J., and Annie.
(Information from the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.)
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