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Walter Percival

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Actor 1887–1934 On stage 19041916

Walter Percival (May 2, 1887 – January 28, 1934) was an American actor, producer, and writer on the stage and screen. He performed in numerous theater productions before making his film debut in 1918. In 1909, Percival was part of a company headed by Grace Van Studdiford. His Broadway debut was in A Venetian Romance (1904), and his last Broadway performance was in Find Daddy (1926).

On stage 14 productions, 12 years

1904 A Venetian Romance Knickerbocker Theatre · Original · directed by Al Holbrook 28 perf.
1905 Mlle. Modiste Knickerbocker Theatre · Original · directed by Fred Latham 202 perf.
1905 Sergeant Brue Knickerbocker Theatre · Original · directed by Herbert Gresham 101 perf.
1906 Mlle. Modiste Knickerbocker Theatre · Return-Engagement · directed by Fred G. Latham 22 perf.
1907 The Lady from Lane's Lyric Theatre · Original 47 perf.
1908 Funabashi Casino Theatre · Original · directed by Al M. Holbrook 32 perf.
1908 The Gay Musician Wallacks Theatre · Original · directed by Roger Gray 21 perf.
1908 The Golden Butterfly Broadway Theatre · Revival · directed by A. M. Holbrook 48 perf.
1910 The Jolly Bachelors Broadway Theatre · Revival · directed by Ned Wayburn 165 perf.
1910 The Summer Widowers Broadway Theatre · Original · directed by Ned Wayburn 140 perf.
1911 Ziegfeld Follies of 1911 Jardin De Paris · Original · directed by Julian Mitchell 80 perf.
1912 Eva New Amsterdam Theatre · Original · directed by Herbert Gresham 24 perf.
1912 The Man from Cook's New Amsterdam Theatre · Original · directed by Ben Teal 32 perf.
1916 Come to Bohemia Maxine Elliotts Theatre · Original · directed by Jacques Coini 20 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

William Pruette 2 productions
Thomas Everett 2 productions
Sallie Fisher 2 productions
R W Hunt 2 productions
Louise le Baron 2 productions
Lionel Walsh 2 productions
Leo Mars 2 productions
La Mora 2 productions
Josephine Bartlett 2 productions
Joseph Miron 2 productions
John Daly Murphy 2 productions
Howard Chambers 2 productions

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In the literature4 passages

  • Cast : Fritzi Scheff, Walter Percival, William Pruette, Claude Gillingwater, Josephine Bartlettebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Mlle. Modiste. Fritzi Scheff in the final scene at the charity bazaar in the gardens of the Château de St. Mar. From the left are Walter Percival (in uniform), William Pruette, and Claud Gillingwater. (Byron)ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Walter Percival failed; but Dulcy (1921), written with Marc Connelly, was a success and gave Lynn Fontanne one of her early starring roles. Kaufman and Connellytheatre-pdfs/McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama, v. 3 (I-N).txt
  • Unless otherwise noted, the plays were first performed in New York. 1. (With Larry Evans and Walter Percival). Someone in the House. Play. Produced Knickerbocker Theatre, Sept. 9, 1918. 2. (With Marc Connelly). Dulcy. Comedy, 3 acts. Published 1921. Produced Frayzee Theatre, Aug. 13, 1921. 3. (With Connelly). To the Ladies. Comedy, 3 acts…theatre-pdfs/McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama, v. 3 (I-N).txt

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