William J. Florence: Bowery Actor Who Founded the Shriners
I was made aware of 19th century actor William J. Florence (William J. Conlin, 1831-1891) by…Sis Newman! Wha-? Yes, though she's just a tot, she spied his marker at Green-wood Cemetery and liked it, and her mom, burlesque eminence Angie Pontani shared the moment online and so we looked into it. And he's just the […]