Thomas Wade West (died 1799), was an American (originally English) actor and theatre manager.
[1] West broke the monopoly of the Old American Company in 1790 by founding the Virginia Company in Richmond (also called Virginia Comedians and South Carolina Company), which toured Virginia and the Carolinas.
[2] He owned and operated profitable seasonal theaters in Alexandria, Charleston, Fredericksburg, Norfolk, and Petersburg.
He had raised money from subscribers to construct the building.
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