Harry Jackson

Henry Jacobson (1836 – 13 August 1885), best known by the stage name Harry Jackson, was an English actor and stage manager. Biography Early life and career Harry Jackson was born into a Jewish family in London in 1836. At a young age he left England for Australia, where he began his career in the performing arts. During the Australian Gold Rush he played with a company in improvised theatres at the diggings. He subsequently performed alongside Mrs W. H. Foley in Auckland, New Zealand, and in San Francisco between 1856 and 1862. Around 1870, Jackson relocated to England and took the stage at the Gaiety Theatre in London. He appeared at the Princess's Theatre, where he eventually assumed the role of stage manager. In the late 1870s, he joined the company of Augustus Harris and gained prominence as the leading comedian and stage manager at the Drury Lane Theatre.