Harry Rowe (showman)
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Harry Rowe (c. 1726–1799) was an English showman and puppeteer, now remembered as a satirical "emendator of Shakespeare" for a work that appeared under his name.[1]
Rowe was born at York.[1] He served as trumpeter to the Duke of Kingston's light horse, and was present at the battle of Culloden in 1746, after which he attended the high sheriffs of Yorkshire in the capacity of trumpeter to the assizes, for 40 years.[2] He was an itinerant puppet showman, travelling in Scotland and the north of England, and he operated a summer theatre in York for many years.[3]
