Neville, John Gartside, 1787 - 1874

Person

Dates

Existence: 1787 - 1874

Biography

A controversial figure whose personal life overshadowed his acting and his management roles. After being a resident of Sheffield on Campo Lane, he was declared bankrupt in December 1826. He was married at least twice as he married Frances Neville (1793-1833) who had 7 children and Mary Anna Gartside Neville (1810-1895) who had 2 children. He fathered twenty children in total. His youngest son, Thomas Henry Gartside Neville (known more widely as Henry) became a successful theatre manager, actor, dramatist and teacher.

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

'King Rene's Daughter'; 'The Hunchback' Playbill, 1857

Item — Box Hudson Sheffield Playbills Box 1

Reference code: PE17/113

Scope and Contents

Performed on Friday 9 January 1856 at Theatre Royal, Sheffield.

Dates: 1857

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Hudson Collection of Early Sheffield Playbills

'Richard III'; 'Belphegor the Mountebank!!' Playbill, 1858

Item — Box Hudson Sheffield Playbills Box 1

Reference code: PE17/118

Scope and Contents

Performed on Saturday 20 November 1858 at Theatre Royal, Sheffield.

Dates: 1858

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Hudson Collection of Early Sheffield Playbills

'Ronald the Red Reiver and the Rose of Ettrick Vale'; 'The Blue Devils!'; 'The Rose of Amiens' or 'Our Wife' Playbill, 1857

Item — Box Hudson Sheffield Playbills Box 1

Reference code: PE17/115

Scope and Contents

Performed on Thursday 19 February 1857 at Theatre Royal, Sheffield.

Dates: 1857

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Hudson Collection of Early Sheffield Playbills

'School for Scandal'; 'Rob Roy' Playbill, 1855

Item — Box Hudson Sheffield Playbills Box 2

Reference code: PE17/104

Scope and Contents

Performed on Monday 19 November 1855 at Theatre Royal, Sheffield.

Dates: 1855

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Hudson Collection of Early Sheffield Playbills