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4 unusual facts about William Lingard


Alice Dunning Lingard

She married William Lingard in 1866, and then came to the United States for the first time in 1868, along with her sister Harriet (Dickie).

Alice Dunning Lingard (July 29, 1847 - June 25, 1897) was an English actress who performed both in England and in the United States, and was the wife of mimic and comic William Lingard.

William Lingard

The song later became the basis of a stage comedy of the same title, written by Clyde Fitch, and a 1975 opera by Jack Beeson.

Lingard is chiefly remembered for the well-known vaudeville song, "Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines", sometimes shortened to simply "Captain Jinks."



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