November 6, 2015
Richard N. Young was a charter member of The Lambs, joining before June 2, 1878. He was a non-professional member. Young was the secretary and second vice president of the East River Gas Company. In 1894 the company completed the first tunnel underneath the East River, from Manhattan to Queens. He was also a member… Continue reading →
November 6, 2015
Ignace W. Raisim was elected to The Lambs in 1877 as a non-professional member (today called Patron members at the Club). Members who joined in 1877 are considered Charter Members. His name was listed on the Certificate of Incorporation with New York State. He worked as an importer.
November 6, 2015
Eben Plympton (1853—April 12, 1915) was an actor and charter member of The Lambs. He supported leading men such as Edwin Booth and other greats, but his best work was in Shakespearean drama. Plympton was born Eben Bradlee in Boston in 1853 and worked as a bookkeeper before migrating to California. He first stepped onstage… Continue reading →
November 6, 2015
John B. Miley was a wine merchant and a charter member of The Lambs in 1875. Born in County Kildare, Ireland, he was originally a horse breeder and racing enthusiast. He lost his land and fortune and moved to the U.S. After ranching in Wyoming, Miley moved to New York. He was among the first… Continue reading →
November 6, 2015
George Hammond McLean (November 24, 1849–February 18, 1913) was one of the six founders of The Lambs at the December 1874 dinner at Delmonico’s. McLean was a theatre buff, and he was the one who invited the group of actors from Wallack’s Theatre to supper, thus launching The Lambs. He was elected the first corresponding… Continue reading →
November 6, 2015
John Edward McCullough (November 2, 1832 – November 8, 1885) was an Irish-born American actor. McCullough was elected in 1877 or 1878 as a Professional member and is a Charter Member of The Lambs. John Edward McCullough was born in Coleraine, Ireland (today part of Northern Ireland). He went to America at the age of… Continue reading →
November 6, 2015
English-born American composer Caryl Florio, pseudonym of William James Robjohn (November 21, 1843- November 2, 1920). As a teenager he sailed with his parents to New York. The youngster became the first boy soloist in New York’s Trinity Church and subsequently worked as an organist and choirmaster as well as touring as an actor. He… Continue reading →
November 6, 2015
November 6, 2015
John Brougham (9 May 1814 – 7 June 1880) was an Irish and American actor, dramatist, poet, theatre manager, and author. He was a charter member of The Lambs and was associated with Maurice Barrymore and John Drew. He appeared in the famous 1876 play Pique! at Daly’s Fifth Avenue. As an actor he was… Continue reading →
November 6, 2015
John Augustus Balestier (Sept. 7, 1842—Sept. 5, 1912) was a charter member of The Lambs in 1877 and on the Club’s papers of incorporation. He was an attorney and a non-professional member. Balestier descended from a large New York family. His paternal grandfather, whose ancestors were from Martinique, was a founder of the Century Association;… Continue reading →
November 6, 2015
Joseph J. Asch (1843-1927) was a Pennsylvania-born furrier, hat-maker, and real-estate investor. He was a charter member of The Lambs, joining the Club in 1877 as a non-professional member. His name is linked to one of the biggest tragedies in New York City history, the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. Asch divided his time with homes… Continue reading →