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The Shannon Stock Company
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By William Fischer, Jr., March 12, 2010 | |
| | | 1. The Shannon Stock Company Marker (Side A) | | |
Inscription.
Side A:
The Shannon Stock Company, also known as Shannon's Famous Players, was a traveling theatre company based in Wapakoneta from 1913 until the Great Depression. Founded by Harry Shannon, the group included his wife Adelaide, their children, Harry Jr. and Hazel, and a company of twenty people or more. The Company performed in theatres in southern states during the winter and in a tent in Ohio, Indiana, and other Midwest states during the summer. When not performing, the Shannons prepared for the next tour while at home here in Wapakoneta.
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Side B:
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Many Shannon Stock Company actors and crew members lived in this house with the Shannons, with rehearsals held in the back yard. For the tours, the cast learned different plays and performed them over five consecutive days in one town. Louise Miller, a former Shannon troupe member said, "We played simple plays. Our audience was nice, common people….And we never had anybody walk out on us." Like vaudeville, touring theatre was popular entertainment for Americans that faded with the advent of motion pictures and radio.
Erected 2008 by Wapakoneta 175th Anniversary Committee and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 6-6.)
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By William Fischer, Jr., March 12, 2010 | |
| | | 2. The Shannon Stock Company Marker (Side B) | | |
40° 34.235′ N, 84° 11.902′ W. Marker is in Wapakoneta, Ohio, in Auglaize County. Marker is on Auglaize Street, on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is about 600 feet west of the intersection of Auglaize Street and Blackhoof Street (Ohio Routes 198/501). Marker is at or near this postal address: 308 W. Auglaize Street, Wapakoneta OH 45895, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Wapakoneta All Wars Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients (approx. ¼ mile away); Dayton and Michigan Railroad (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wapakoneta (Wapaughkonnetta) (approx. 0.9 miles away); F5D Skylancer (approx. 1.4 miles away); Apollo Command Module and Gemini Spacecraft Mock-ups (approx. 1.4 miles away); Blackhoof's Last Home (approx. 6.1 miles away); Catahecassa (approx. 6.1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Wapakoneta.
Regarding The Shannon Stock Company. William L. Slout's 2008 book, Theater in a Tent, examines the genre and includes brief mention of the Shannon Stock Company.
Also see . . .
1. 1901 Notice in the Aurora Daily Express. (Submitted on April 19, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
2. Harry Shannon, Jr. (Submitted on April 19, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
3. 1944 Billboard Notice of Harry Shannon Jr. at the Auglaize County Fair. (Submitted on April 19, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
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By William Fischer, Jr., March 12, 2010 | |
| | | 3. The Shannon Stock Company Marker and House | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on April 19, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 755 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 19, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.
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