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Tales of Stage Folk and Impromptu Shakespeare Chaos
In New York the stage world shares anecdotes from actors and managers. Murphy recalls quitting smoking with a glass-ball shooting gallery trick, while Theodore Roberts and Mary Mannering discuss early life and vanity on the road. A Daly's theater mishap turns into a farce as Sothern Marlowe's Shakespearean rehearsal dissolves into chaotic improvised farce led by Frank Daniels and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roberts
John Gale
James O'Neill
Shakespeare
Richelieu
Daly’s Theater
New York
Mr. Sothern
Miss Marlowe
Washington
Frederick Kaufman
Miss Marowe
Mr Sothern
Frank Daniels
Mr. Daniels
Yorick
Malcolm Bradley
Rowly Buckstone
Sothern
Marlowe