Dion Boucicault
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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
Dion Boucicault (date unknown)
The Shaughraun
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The Shaughraun is a melodramatic play written by Irish playwright Dion Boucicault. It was first performed at Wallack's Theatre, New York, on 14 November 1874. Dion Boucicault played Conn in the origin
Dion Boucicault
…in 1864 with Arrah-na-Pogue in which he played the part of a County Wicklow, Ireland carman. This, and his admirable creation of "Conn" in his play The Shaughraun (first produced at Wallacks Theatre, New York City, in 1874, then at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 1875), won him the reputation of being the best…
Color lithograph poster c. 1875.