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Willie Edouin

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DirectorActor 1846–1908 On stage 18701900

Willie Edouin (1 January 1846 – 14 April 1908), born William Frederick Bryer, was an English comedian, actor, dancer, singer, writer, director and theatre manager. After performing as a child in England, Australia and elsewhere, Edouin moved to America, where he joined Lydia Thompson's burlesque troupe, performing with this company both in the US and Britain. He returned to America in 1877, where, by 1880, he managed his own company. For over a decade, starting in 1884, Edouin managed theatres in London, particularly the Strand Theatre, producing and starring in comedies, farces and burlesques. From the 1890s, he appeared as the comic lead in several hit Edwardian musical comedies, including…

On stage 10 productions, 30 years

1870 Lurline Woods Museum And Metropolitan · Original 28 perf.
1870 Paris Woods Museum And Metropolitan · Revival · directed by James Barnes 49 perf.
1871 Bluebeard Wallacks Theatre · Original 30 perf.
1871 St. George and the Dragon! Woods Museum And Metropolitan · Original 14 perf.
1871 The Forty Thieves Woods Museum And Metropolitan · Revival 7 perf.
1871 The Princess of Trébizonde! Wallacks Theatre · Original 7 perf.
1872 Bluebeard Wallacks Theatre · Revival 24 perf.
1872 Kenilworth Wallacks Theatre · Revival · directed by James Schonberg 16 perf.
1872 Robin Hood Wallacks Theatre · Original 22 perf.
1900 Florodora Casino Theatre · Original · directed by Lewis Hopper & Willie Edouin 553 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Harry Beckett 8 productions
Eliza Weathersby 4 productions
Camille Dubois 4 productions
Alice Atherton 4 productions
Lydia Thompson 3 productions
Carlotta Zerbini 3 productions
Amy Sheridan 3 productions
William B Cahill 2 productions
T W Keene 2 productions
Marie Longmore 2 productions
Jonh Brier 2 productions
H W Montgomery 2 productions

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In the literature1 passages

  • Cast : Edna Wallace Hopper, Fannie Johnston, Willie Edouin, Sydney Deane, R.E. Graham, May Edouinebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt

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