Today is the birthday of the popular Shakespearean actor Fredericke Warde (1851-1935). His theatrical career began in his native England in the mid 1860s; he moved to the U.S. in 1874 to appear at Booth’s Theater at the suggestion of Dion Boucicault. He is said to have cut a deal with Maurice Barrymore in the [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:16AM on February 23, 2013