Word: actor
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...McCullough will hold the boards of the Boston for another week, and the immense houses which he has attracted certainly give some claim to his title of "America's favorite actor." On Monday and Thursday he will appear in "The Gladiator;" Tuesday, "Othello;" Wednesday, "Brutus;" Friday (benefit of the actor), "King Lear;" Saturday matinee, "Ingomar;" Saturday evening, "Jack Cade." This will be an opportunity, seldom afforded, of seeing the tragedian in almost his entire repertory...
...Museum Mr. Boucicault, the popular author-actor, produced "The Shaughraun," he himself taking the part of Conn. Among the support, the acting of Mr. Shiel Barry, as Harvey Duff, was especially good. The piece was exceedingly well...
...Piercy, the actor, died of small-pox yesterday morning. Memorial services by the Elks next Sunday...
...father is vigorously conceived and embodied. However, it is not difficult to account for McCullough's especial success in this play. He is greatly aided by his appearance, for his features are the clear cut ones of the Roman, while the character of the play is such that the actor can understand his lines and read them with intelligence and spirit, something he is wholly incapable of doing with Shakespearian drama...
Joseph Murphy will present his popular play, "Kerry Gow," at the Windsor Theatre. Murphy is a clever actor; and presents an amusing performance...