Dionysius Lardner "Dion" Boucicault was an Irish actor and playwright famed for his melodramas. By the later part of the 19th century, Boucicault had become known on both sides of the Atlantic as one
Dion Boucicault, c. 1862
Painting by Edward Henry Corbould depicting a scene from Boucicault's The Corsican Brothers, 1852
Poster for a production of Boucicault's farce Contempt of Court, c. 1879. From the Library of Congress
Nina Boucicault was an English-born actress, daughter of the Irish playwright Dion Boucicault, and the actress Agnes Kelly Robertson. She had three brothers, Dion William, Dion Boucicault Jr. and Aubr
Dion Boucicault
…would bear Dion six children: Dion William Boucicault (1855–1876); Eva Boucicault (1857–1909); Dion Jr. (1859–1929); Patrice Boucicault (1862–1890); Nina Boucicault (1867–1950); Aubrey (1868–1913); three of whom became distinguished actors in their own right. Patrice became a society singer, marrying George Pitman…