By Peter Filichia -- Two hundred years ago this week, a star was born. Edmund Kean was a journeyman actor until January 26, 1814. On that night, he played Shylock at the Drury Lane, London's most famous theater. His portrayal of Shakespeare's sometimes-victimized and sometimes-vicious Jew in The Merchant of Venice made him the 19th century's first superstar. The fine-looking butch actor would eventually conquer Ham…
SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 11:56PM on January 27, 2014