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Edward Abeles

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Actor 1869–1919 On stage 18961918

Edward Abeles (November 4, 1869 – July 10, 1919) was an American actor. He appeared in eight films between 1914 and 1918. Before working for Famous Players–Lasky, of which he was one of the founding members, he had a lengthy stage career. Edward Abeles was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He was a lawyer and worked as a reporter before he became an actor. After debuting in the play Alabama as a "tiny southern boy", his early experiences in acting included appearing in several musical productions as "Anna Held's juvenile man". He played roles in about two dozen Broadway shows, including Spike Hudgins in the Jerome Kern musical Oh, Lady! Lady!! (1918). He starred in the 1906 Broadway hit Brewster'…

On stage 18 productions, 22 years

1896 My Friend from India Bijou Theatre · Original
1902 Mrs. Jack Wallacks Theatre · Original · directed by R. A. Roberts 72 perf.
1902 The Diplomat Hoyts Theatre · Original · directed by Jacob Litt 76 perf.
1902 The Lady of Lyons Garrick Theatre · Revival 8 perf.
1903 Glad of It Savoy Theatre · Original 32 perf.
1903 My Wife's Husbands Hoyts Theatre · Original · directed by William H. Post 41 perf.
1903 The Whitewashing of Julia Garrick Theatre · Original · directed by Joseph Humphreys 39 perf.
1904 The Dictator Criterion Theatre · Original 64 perf.
1904 The Rich Mrs. Repton Criterion Theatre · Original 5 perf.
1904 The West Point Cadet Princess Theatre · Original · directed by Joseph W. Herbert 3 perf.
1905 Cousin Billy Criterion Theatre · Original 76 perf.
1905 Man and Superman Hudson Theatre · Original 192 perf.
1906 Brewster's Millions New Amsterdam Theatre · Original · directed by Frederic Thompson 163 perf.
1909 The Goddess of Liberty Webers Music Hall · Original · directed by Ned Wayburn 29 perf.
1915 The Last Laugh 39th Street Theatre · Original 52 perf.
1916 A Pair of Queens Longacre Theatre · Original 15 perf.
1917 On With the Dance Theatre Republic · Original 56 perf.
1918 Oh, Lady! Lady! Princess Theatre · Original · directed by Edward Royce, Robert Milton 219 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Fay Davis 3 productions
Zelda Sears 2 productions
William Collier 2 productions
Thomas Meighan 2 productions
Rosa Cook 2 productions
Richie Ling 2 productions
Nannette Comstock 2 productions
Madeleine Hazlett 2 productions
Lucile Watson 2 productions
Louise Allen 2 productions
Grant Mitchell 2 productions
Florida Pier 2 productions

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In the literature2 passages

  • Cast: Vivienne Segal, Carl Randall, Harry C. Browne, Carroll McComas, Edward Abeles, Florence Shirley, Margaret Dale, Constance Binneyebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • LOIS F. CLARK, FAY DAVIS, RICHARD BENNETT, EDWARD ABELES, LOUIS MASSEN, ROBERT LORAINE in “MAN AND SUPERMAN”theatre-pdfs/A Pictorial History of the American Theatre, 1860-1985 (Blum).txt

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