Daniel Harkins

Harkins began his acting career in 1853 in Chicago, appearing at the theater of John Blake Rice.

Harkins had arranged with Palmer to produce the play at the New York Theatre, with financing from businessman J. T. Lloyd.

The arrangement went well at first, but a disagreement arose over royalty payments, which led Harkins to relocate the show to the Broadway Theatre.

Lloyd, thinking he was cheated, got a local judge to issue a warrant for Harkins, which the county sheriff attempted to execute on August 24.

Six armed men barged into the Broadway Theatre during a performance, failing at first to identify themselves as sheriff's officers.

[8] He later formed his own company, touring the world before settling in San Francisco, where he performed at the California Theatre.

[1] On April 14, 1902, Harkins appeared in the opening night of The Last Appeal at Wallack's Theatre in New York.

Harkins in his uniform as a Union Army major