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Ben-Hur was an 1899 theatrical adaptation of the 1880 Lew Wallace novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. The story was dramatized by William W. Young and produced by Marc Klaw and A. L. Erlanger. The st
1899 poster from the Broadway premiere
Edward J. Morgan as Judah Ben-Hur and Corona Riccardo as Iras
Esther, Simonides, Ben Hur, and Amrah in a 1903 scene
A 1901 poster for a production at the Illinois Theater in Chicago
Judah Ben-Hur
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Judah Ben-Hur, shortened to Ben-Hur, is a fictional character, the title character and protagonist from Lew Wallace's 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. The book covers the character's adventur
Ben-Hur (play)
…created a life-sized visual presentation of Wallace's novel. Ernest Gros and the painter Ernest Albert designed the production's sets. The character of Ben-Hur was initially cast with Walker Whiteside, but he was replaced by Edward J. Morgan at the last minute. William Farnum replaced Morgan after the show's…
Charlton Heston as Judah Ben-Hur from Ben-Hur (1959)
Ramon Novarro as Ben-Hur (1925)