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McVicker's Theater was a playhouse in Chicago, Illinois. Built for actor James Hubert McVicker, the theater was the leading stage for comedic plays in Chicago's early years. It often hosted performanc
MicVicker's Theater in 1866
Founder James Hubert McVicker (1822–1896)
McVicker's theatre in 1891
James O'Neill was an Irish-American theatre actor. He was the father of American playwright Eugene O'Neill and the inspiration for one of the primary characters in his son's play Long Day's Journey in
McVicker's Theater
…weeks later. The rebuilt McVicker's Theatre by Wheeler & Thomas reopened on August 15, 1872. Performers in McVicker's company over the years included James O'Neill, Rossini Vrionides and Robert B. Mantell. On April 23, 1879, Mark Gray fired two bullets in an unsuccessful attempt to murder Edwin Booth, while the…
O'Neill as Abbé Busoni in Monte Cristo, 1893
Plaque in New Ross, County Wexford recalling his emigration to America in 1851
Poster for a 1900 theatre production of Monte Cristo, adapted for the stage by Charles Fechter, starring James O'Neill
Edmond Dantès (James O'Neill) loosens a stone before making his escape from the Château d'If in The Count of Monte Cristo (1913)