William Collier

On stage 19 productions, 33 years

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Worked with more than once12 names

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Also credited on1 work

Tickle Me

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In the literature8 passages

• Among the established stars, Richard Mansfield was appearing in Booth Tarkington’s “Beaucaire;” William Collier was in the Augustus Thomas comedy, “On the Quiet;” Lulu Glaser was in “The Prima Donna;” the Rogers Brothers weretheatre-pdfs/A Pictorial History of the American Theatre, 1860-1985 (Blum).txt
• Peter F. Dailey and Bessie Clayton, while newcomers to the company were William Collier and Mabel Barrison. Lillian Russell introduced her hit song, “Come Down, My Evening Star,” in this show. Edna Wallace Hopper was starring in “The Silver Slipper.” Opening at the same time was “Old Limerick Town” starring Chauncey Olcott with Blanche Sw…theatre-pdfs/A Pictorial History of the American Theatre, 1860-1985 (Blum).txt
• William Collier was appearing in “The Dictator,” a farce by Richard Harding Davis, with Lucile Watson, Thomas Meighan and John Barrymore in the cast. Wright Lorimer , an actor from the West, starred and made his New York debut in his own play, “The Shepherd King.” It served him for three seasons. Two of the outstanding matinee idols were…theatre-pdfs/A Pictorial History of the American Theatre, 1860-1985 (Blum).txt
• Chauncey Olcott in “Eileen Asthore, e Shannon and Herbert Kelcey in “The Daughters of Men” and William Collier in “Caught in the Rain.” None of these plays were particularly outstanding but they served as vehicles for the stars. Nat C. Goodwin was appearing with his new wife, Edna Goodrich, in a farce, “The Genius” while Lillian Russell w…theatre-pdfs/A Pictorial History of the American Theatre, 1860-1985 (Blum).txt
• role. Ethel Barrymore was also appearing in a Somerset Maugham comedy, “Lady Frederick.” William Gillette with Constance Collier, Pauline Frederick and Arthur Byron in his company was appearing in Henri Bernstein’s play, “Samson.” Among the other Charles Frohman stars, Otis Skinner reaped much praise with “The Honor of the Family;” Willia…theatre-pdfs/A Pictorial History of the American Theatre, 1860-1985 (Blum).txt
• PHYLLIS YOUNG, WILLIAM COLLIER, WALLACE WORSLEY, PAULA MARR, KATHARINE MULKINS in “A LUCKY STAR”theatre-pdfs/A Pictorial History of the American Theatre, 1860-1985 (Blum).txt

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