Richard M. Hooley | |
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| Born | March 13, 1822 Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Died | September 8, 1893 (aged 71) Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Burial place | Calvary Cemetery |
| Occupation | Theatre manager |
| Spouse |
Rosina Cramer (m. 1856) |
| Children | 2 |
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Richard Martin Hooley (April 13, 1822 – September 8, 1893) was an American theatre manager, minstrelsy manager, and one of the earliest theatre managers in Chicago. Hooley was born in Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland, and educated in Manchester before first coming to the United States in 1844. After being associated for two years with Christy's Minstrels, he organized a blackface minstrel company and toured England, returning to the United States by 1853. In 1855 he traveled to California and took over the management of Maguire's Opera House in San Francisco.