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Payne (JOHN HOWARD an American)

JOHN HOWARD, an American dramatist; born in New York, June first appearance at the Park Theater in the character of Young Norval with brilliant success. He also played in England and Ireland. He visited London in 1813 and there founded "The Opera Glass." In 1832 he retired from the stage and in 1851 was appointed United States consul to Tunis. He wrote, translated and adapted over 60 plays, but is most famous as the author of "Home, Sweet Home," originally in the opera of "Clari." He died in Tunis, April 10, 1852. In 1883 his remains were removed to the United States and interred in Oak Hill cemetery, near Washington, D. C.

JOHN BARTON PAYNE