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Joseph Herbert

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LyricistBook Writer 1863–1923 On stage 18981920

Joseph William Herbert (27 November 1863–18 February 1923) was a British-born American director, silent-film actor, singer and dramatist notable for being the first person to play Ko-Ko in America in a pirate production of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado (1885) before joining D'Oyly Carte Opera Company touring companies across America (1885–1890).

On stage 13 productions, 22 years

1898 The Fortune Teller Wallack’s Theatre · Original · directed by Julian Mitchell 40 perf.
1900 The Rounders Casino Theatre · Return-Engagement 36 perf.
1904 It Happened in Nordland Lew M Fields Theatre · Original · directed by Julian Mitchell 254 perf.
1904 The West Point Cadet Princess Theatre · Original · directed by Joseph W. Herbert 3 perf.
1906 Mexicana Lyric Theatre · Original · directed by R.H. Burnside 82 perf.
1907 The Gay White Way Casino Theatre · Original · directed by R.H. Burnside 105 perf.
1910 The Echo Globe Theatre · Original · directed by Fred G. Latham 53 perf.
1912 Baron Trenck Casino Theatre · Original · directed by Al Holbrook 40 perf.
1913 Oh, I Say! Casino Theatre · Original · directed by J.A.E. Malone 68 perf.
1914 The Beauty Shop Astor Theatre · Original · directed by R.H. Burnside 88 perf.
1916 Betty Globe Theatre · Original · directed by Edward Royce 63 perf.
1917 Odds and Ends of 1917 Bijou Theatre · Original · directed by Julian Alfred 112 perf.
1920 Deburau Belasco Theatre · Original 189 perf.

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Worked with more than once7 names

Raymond Hitchcock 2 productions
Marjorie Poir 2 productions
Lillian Rice 2 productions
Joseph W. Herbert 2 productions
Jack Hall 2 productions
Harriet Forsythe 2 productions
Clara Palmer 2 productions

Both names in the same cast list, more than once. It is not evidence of a partnership — a long-running company puts the same forty people together every night — but it is where one would start looking. 5 of these names are not links because we hold no record behind them; the name is set from the identifier and its punctuation may be wrong.

Also credited on1 work

Always You

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In the literature1 passages

  • Cast : Alice Nielsen, Eugene Cowles, Frank Rushworth, Marguerite Silva, Joseph Herbert, Joseph Cawthorn, May Boleyebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt

Passages naming this person, found by keyword across 178 books. A keyword match is not a biography, and a common name will pull in the wrong one.

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