Word: boucicault
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Actor Smith. "As late as 1916, when I was sheriff of New York, the parish needed funds, so we produced Boucicault's The Shaughraun in the basement of the church. I played Corry Kinchela. the villain. . . . The hero was played by James J. Walker, now Mayor of the City of New York. ... I have often said that my prominence in them [amateur theatricals] played no small part in bringing me to the attention of the people of my neighborhood, which, unquestionably, in time to come, had something to do with my elections...
Died. Dion Boucicault, 70, of Hurley, Buckinghamshire, England, actor, producer; at Hurley...
...ominous in black, was supported by a company sharing her earnestness and schooled by her to simplicity of gesture and the slow pace of portentous happenings. Their execution fell short of hers? Michael Strange (Mrs. John Barrymore) slipping sometimes into picayune realism in the role of Chrysothemis, Ruth Holt Boucicault being a trifle shallow as foul Clytemnestra. But lack of preparation was their ample excuse. That their few flaws would soon be remedied seemed likely when, the play's two-day run being highly acclaimed, it was moved into the Al Jolson Theatre for an indefinite...
...From Boucicault on, the character of the heartbroken clown has been used again and again, always successfully. On this occasion it is Barrymore who plays the role, making of it a portrait worthy to be placed beside his memorable Nerl in "The Jest...
Despatches said nothing of the play of the two Yves Boucicault, father and son, whose home club is La Boulie. Yves Sr., assistant professional, toured the U. S. in 1921 with Luis Martucci, professional at Lake Hopatcong Country Club, N. J., who, like him, has but one arm. Yves, Jr., aged 18, swart and stocky, holds the professional title of France, understudied Abe Mitchell in England for two years, is one of the most promising players extant...