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Dion Boucicault

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Dionysius Lardner Boursiquot (26 December 1820 (or 1822) – 18 September 1890), commonly known as Dion Boucicault (Dee-on Boo-se-koh), was an Irish actor and playwright famed for his melodramas. [1]

53 relations: Abbey's Park Theatre, Adelphi Theatre, Agnes Kelly Robertson, Aubrey Boucicault, Bigamy, Brighton, Bristol, Charles Fechter, Charles Kean, Charles Mathews, Cheltenham, County Wicklow, Covent Garden, Dion Boucicault Jr., Dionysius Lardner, Dublin, Edmund O'Flaherty, Gardiner Street, George Darley, Harry J. Sargent, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, Her Majesty's Theatre, Huguenots, Jeanie Deans (play), Joseph Jefferson, London Assurance, Lucia Elizabeth Vestris, Melodrama, New-York Tribune, Nina Boucicault, Patience (opera), Princess's Theatre, London, Richard Fawkes, Rip Van Winkle, Stage Irish, The Colleen Bawn, The Corsican Brothers (play), The New York Times, The Octoroon, The Phantom (play), The Poor of New York, The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, University College School, University of Kent, University of London, W. S. Gilbert, Wallack's Theatre, Washington Irving, Washington, D.C., ..., William Farren, William Macready, Winter Garden Theatre (1850). Expand index (3 more) »

Abbey's Park Theatre

Abbey's Park Theatre or Abbey's New Park Theatre was a playhouse at 932 Broadway and 22nd Street, New York City.

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Adelphi Theatre

The Adelphi Theatre is a London West End theatre, located on the Strand in the City of Westminster.

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Agnes Kelly Robertson

Agnes Kelly Robertson (25 December 1833 – 6 November 1916) was born in Edinburgh and became a popular actress on the American stage.

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Aubrey Boucicault

Aubrey Boucicault (23 June 1868or6910 July 1913) was a British born stage actor, playwright and matinee idol.

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Bigamy

In cultures that practice marital monogamy, bigamy is the act of entering into a marriage with one person while still legally married to another.

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Brighton

Brighton is a seaside resort on the south coast of England which is part of the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, 47 miles (75 km) south of London.

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Bristol

Bristol is a city and county in South West England with a population of 456,000.

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Charles Fechter

Charles Albert Fechter (23 October 1824 – 5 August 1879) was an Anglo-French actor.

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Charles Kean

Charles John Kean (18 January 1811 – 22 January 1868), was born at Waterford, Ireland, the son of the actor Edmund Kean.

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Charles Mathews

Charles Mathews (28 June 1776, London – 28 June 1835, Devonport) was an English theatre manager and comic actor, well known during his time for his gift of impersonation and skill at table entertainment.

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Cheltenham

Cheltenham, also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a regency spa town and borough which is located on the edge of the Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Gloucestershire, England.

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County Wicklow

County Wicklow (Contae Chill Mhantáin) is a county in Ireland.

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Covent Garden

Covent Garden is a district in Greater London, on the eastern fringes of the West End, between Charing Cross Road and Drury Lane.

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Dion Boucicault Jr.

Dion Boucicault Jr. (born Darley George Boucicault; 23 May 1859 – 25 June 1929) was an actor and stage director.

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Dionysius Lardner

Prof Dionysius Lardner FRS FRSE (3 April 179329 April 1859) was an Irish scientific writer who popularised science and technology, and edited the 133-volume Cabinet Cyclopædia.

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Dublin

Dublin is the capital of and largest city in Ireland.

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Edmund O'Flaherty

Edmund O'Flaherty (1821– New York, 27 December 1886), also known as William Stuart, was an Irish M.P. who hurriedly emigrated to the United States in 1854.

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Gardiner Street

Gardiner Street is in Dublin, Ireland and stretches from the River Liffey at its southern end via Mountjoy Square to Dorset Street at its northern end.

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George Darley

George Darley (1795–1846) was an Irish poet, novelist, literary critic, and author of mathematical texts.

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Harry J. Sargent

Harry J. Sargent (1843-1896) was an American actor, magician, theatre manager and agent who promoted several female actors including Madame Modjeska, Hortense Rhéa, Madame Janauschek and Adelaide Moore.

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Hastings-on-Hudson, New York

Hastings-on-Hudson is a village and inner suburb of New York City located in the southwest part of the town of Greenburgh in the state of New York, United States.

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Her Majesty's Theatre

Her Majesty's Theatre is a West End theatre situated on Haymarket in the City of Westminster, London.

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Huguenots

Huguenots (Les huguenots) are an ethnoreligious group of French Protestants who follow the Reformed tradition.

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Jeanie Deans (play)

The play Jeanie Deans was written by Dion Boucicault in 1860.

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Joseph Jefferson

Joseph Jefferson, commonly known as Joe Jefferson (February 20, 1829 – April 23, 1905), was an American actor.

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London Assurance

London Assurance (originally titled Out of Town) is a six-act comedy by Dion Boucicault.

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Lucia Elizabeth Vestris

Lucia Elizabeth Vestris (née Elizabetta Lucia Bartolozzi; 3 March 1797 – 8 August 1856) was an English actress and a contralto opera singer, appearing in works by, among others, Mozart and Rossini.

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Melodrama

A melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, which is typically sensational and designed to appeal strongly to the emotions, takes precedence over detailed characterization.

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New-York Tribune

The New-York Tribune was an American newspaper, first established in 1841 by editor Horace Greeley (1811–1872).

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Nina Boucicault

Nina Boucicault (27 February 1867 – 2 August 1950) was an English actress born to playwright Dion Boucicault and his wife, actress Agnes Kelly Robertson.

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Patience (opera)

Patience; or, Bunthorne's Bride, is a comic opera in two acts with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert.

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Princess's Theatre, London

The Princess's Theatre or Princess Theatre was a theatre in Oxford Street, London.

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Richard Fawkes

Richard Fawkes (born 31 July 1944 in Camberley, Surrey, UK) is an award-winning writer and director.

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Rip Van Winkle

"Rip Van Winkle" is a short story by the American author Washington Irving first published in 1819.

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Stage Irish

Stage Irish or Paddywhackery is a stereotyped portrayal of Irish people once common in plays.

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The Colleen Bawn

The Colleen Bawn, or The Brides of Garryowen is a melodramatic play written by Irish playwright Dion Boucicault.

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The Corsican Brothers (play)

The Corsican Brothers; or, the Fatal Duel is a play by Dion Boucicault, first seen in 1852.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The Octoroon

The Octoroon is a play by Dion Boucicault that opened in 1859 at The Winter Garden Theatre, New York City.

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The Phantom (play)

The Phantom is a two act melodrama written by Dion Boucicault.

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The Poor of New York

The Poor of New York is a melodrama play in five acts written by Dion Boucicault, adapted from the French play, Les Pauvres de Paris which was written by Edouard-Louis-Alexandre Brisbarre and Eugene Nus.

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The Shaughraun

The Shaughraun is a melodramatic play written by Irish playwright Dion Boucicault.

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Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, commonly known as Drury Lane, is a West End theatre and Grade I listed building in Covent Garden, London, England.

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University College School

University College School, generally known as UCS Hampstead, is an independent day school in Frognal, northwest London, England.

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University of Kent

The University of Kent (formerly the University of Kent at Canterbury), abbreviated as UKC, is a semi-collegiate public research university based in Kent, United Kingdom.

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University of London

The University of London (abbreviated as Lond. or more rarely Londin. in post-nominals) is a collegiate and a federal research university located in London, England.

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W. S. Gilbert

Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 – 29 May 1911) was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his collaboration with composer Arthur Sullivan, which produced fourteen comic operas.

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Wallack's Theatre

Four New York City theaters have borne the name Wallack's Theatre. Each has had other names before or after, or both.

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Washington Irving

Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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William Farren

William Farren (13 May 1786 – 24 September 1861), English actor, was born the son of an actor (born 1725) of the same name, who played leading roles from 1784 to 1795 at Theatre Royal, Covent Garden.

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William Macready

William Charles Macready (3 March 1793 – 27 April 1873) was an English actor.

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Winter Garden Theatre (1850)

The first theatre in New York City to bear the name The Winter Garden Theatre had a brief but important seventeen-year history (beginning in 1850) as one of New York's premier showcases for a wide range of theatrical fare, from Variety shows to extravagant productions of the works of Shakespeare.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_Boucicault

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