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Charles Western Taylor (often billed as C.W. Taylor) (c. 1800 - April 11, 1874) was a well-known actor and dramatist in the United States in the mid-19th century. He is best known today, though only as a footnote, for writing one of the first stage adaptations of ''Uncle Tom's Cabin''. ==Biography== Taylor was born in Walsall, England about 1800 and first appeared on stage in Norfolk, Virginia in 1819. He soon after debuted in New York in the ''Forest Rose''. He long acted in parts at the National Theatre on Chatham Street in New York.〔Wemyss, Francis C. ( Wemyss'Chronology of the American Stage, from 1752 to 1852 ), p. 136 (1852)〕 He also acted for many years in Albany, New York, and also served as musical director of the Bowery Theatre in New York City under the direction of Thomas Hamblin.〔Stone, Henry Dickinson. (Personal Recollections of the Drama ), pp. 277-80 (1873) (a four page and somewhat colorful biography of Taylor)〕 Taylor wrote the first produced non-comedic stage adaptation of Harriet Beecher Stowe's ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' in the United States. It debuted on 23 August 1852, with Taylor playing Uncle Tom, but only ran for 11 nights after little success.〔(3 February 1877). ("UNCLE TOM'S CABIN:" ITS EARLY DAYS, AND THE PEOPLE WHO PLAYED IN IT ), ''New York Clipper''〕 Taylor's abbreviated play omitted key characters and had a happy ending where Tom gained his freedom.〔Miller, Tice L. (Entertaining the Nation ), p. 100 (2007)〕 His other stage adaptations included a version of the 1854 bestseller ''Hot Corn''.〔Bordman, Gerald & Thomas S. Hischak. (The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ), p. 317 (3d ed. 2004)〕 Taylor retired from the stage in 1860.〔Ireland, Joseph Norton. (Records of the New York stage: from 1750 to 1860, Volume 1 ), p. 572 (1866)〕 He died in West Farms, New York, on April 11, 1874.〔〔(27 October 1877). ("Ion" in America and England ), ''New York Clipper''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles W. Taylor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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