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[[Jonathan Harrington]] (1809 - May 4, 1881), born in Boston, was a [[ventriloquist]] and magician who performed mostly around New England from 1826 until his death. He did do a tour through the South and West.
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[[Jonathan Harrington]] (1809 - 1881), born in Boston, was a [[ventriloquist]] and magician who performed mostly around New England from 1826 until his death. He did do a tour through the South and West.
  
 
In his later years, he became affectionately known as "Old Harrington."
 
In his later years, he became affectionately known as "Old Harrington."

Revision as of 19:17, 8 May 2010

Jonathan Harrington
Born1809
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedMay 4 1881
Revere Massachusetts
Jonathan Harrington (1809 - 1881), born in Boston, was a ventriloquist and magician who performed mostly around New England from 1826 until his death. He did do a tour through the South and West.

In his later years, he became affectionately known as "Old Harrington."

Harrington's final performance was at York, Maine, in April, 1881, where he contracted a cold which developed into pneumonia that caused his death. He died at his home in Revere, Massachusetts.

References

  • Jonathan Harrington - Artistically and Financially Successful Magician and Ventriloquist of the Old School by Edwin Fay Rice. MUM, Vol. 9, No. 5, October, 1919.