Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography/Seguin, Arthur Edward Sheldon

SEGUIN, Arthur Edward Sheldon, actor and singer, b. in London, England, 7 April, 1809; d. in New York city, 13 Dec., 1852. He was one of the earliest pupils of the Royal academy of music, from which he retired in 1830 with all the honors. He first appeared at the Queen's theatre, London, in 1831 as Polyphemus in Handel's “Acis and Galatea,” and in 1838 came to this country and made his first appearance on the American stage on 15 Oct., at the National theatre, New York, as Gen. Von der Teimer in the opera of “Amelie.” He afterward performed in the principal cities with great success as a bass-singer and comic actor.—His wife, whose maiden name was Ann Childe, b. in London, England, in 1814, was a pupil of the Royal academy of music, and appeared for several seasons at Her Majesty's theatre, London. She was long a member of the Italian opera company in that city, and first appeared on the American stage, 15 Oct., 1838, at the National theatre, New York city. She subsequently travelled as a star through the United States and gained great popularity. She made her first appearance in Philadelphia, 4 Nov., 1839, as Linda in “Der Freischütz,” but afterward retired from the stage and engaged in teaching in New York, where she died in 1888.