Edmund Milton Holland
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Edmund Milton Holland was an American
comedian
, born in New York City
, the son of well-known English American
stage actor
George Holland
. He appeared upon the stage in childhood, but his regular professional career began in 1866 at Barnum's Museum
. The next year, under the name of Mr. E. Milton, he became a member of Wallack's
company, with which he played successfully in The Road to Ruin, Caste, and other pieces until 1880. After an interval, during which he made a tour in England
, he was engaged in 1882 at the Madison Square Theatre. Among his characters in the years that followed were:
Beginning in 1895, he and his brother Joseph starred for two years in A Social Highwayman and other plays. In 1901–02 he played the title rôle in Eben Holden, and from 1903 to 1906 he played Captain Bedford in Raffles. In 1909 he joined the New Theatre Company
, of which he remained a member till 1911, playing, among other parts:
He appeared as Metz in Years of Discretion at the Belasco Theatre
in 1912.
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comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
, born in New York City
New York City
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, the son of well-known English American
English American
English Americans are citizens or residents of the United States whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in England....
stage actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
George Holland
George Holland
George Holland was an English American stage actor, born in London, December 6, 1791. His father was a tradesman. The boy was first sent to preparatory schools in Lambeth, and afterward to a boarding-school. He did not prove a devoted student: he was more remarkable for his pranks than for his...
. He appeared upon the stage in childhood, but his regular professional career began in 1866 at Barnum's Museum
P. T. Barnum
Phineas Taylor Barnum was an American showman, businessman, scam artist and entertainer, remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding the circus that became the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus....
. The next year, under the name of Mr. E. Milton, he became a member of Wallack's
John Lester Wallack
John Lester Wallack , was an American actor and son of James William Wallack....
company, with which he played successfully in The Road to Ruin, Caste, and other pieces until 1880. After an interval, during which he made a tour in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, he was engaged in 1882 at the Madison Square Theatre. Among his characters in the years that followed were:
- Pittacus Green in Hazel KirkeHazel KirkeHazel Kirke is a play in four acts written by American actor and dramatist Steele MacKaye. The play was written between 1878 and 1879 in the town of Dublin, New Hampshire. MacKaye meant it to be expressly for New York City's Madison Square Theatre, which MacKaye had recently renovated and...
- Old Rogers in Esmerelda
- Captain Redwood in Jim the Penman
- Lot Burden in Saints and SinnersSaints and Sinners- Music :Albums* Saints & Sinners * Saints & Sinners * Saints and Sinners * Saints & Sinners * Saints & Sinners...
- Colonel Carter in Colonel Carter of Cartersville, at Palmer's Theatre
Beginning in 1895, he and his brother Joseph starred for two years in A Social Highwayman and other plays. In 1901–02 he played the title rôle in Eben Holden, and from 1903 to 1906 he played Captain Bedford in Raffles. In 1909 he joined the New Theatre Company
Century Theatre
The Century Theatre, originally the New Theatre, was a theater located at 62nd Street and Central Park West in New York City. Opened on November 6, 1909, it was noted for its fine architecture but due to poor acoustics and an inconvenient location it was financially unsuccessful...
, of which he remained a member till 1911, playing, among other parts:
- Sir Oliver Surface in The School for School
- Canon Bonington in Don
- Mr. Elkin in The ThunderboltThe ThunderboltThe Thunderbolt is a 1912 American silent short drama starring William Garwood, James Cruze, David Thompson, Jean Darnell and Mignon Anderson.-Cast:* James Cruze as The Dishonest Broker* Mignon Anderson as The Broker's Daughter, as an Adult...
- Gaffer Tyl in The Blue BirdL'Oiseau BleuThe Blue Bird is a 1908 play by Belgian author Maurice Maeterlinck. It premiered on 30 September 1908 at Constantin Stanislavski's Moscow Art Theatre and has been turned into several films and a TV series. The French composer Albert Wolff wrote an opera The Blue Bird is a 1908 play by Belgian...
- Baron Von Haugh in Old Heidelberg
He appeared as Metz in Years of Discretion at the Belasco Theatre
David Belasco
David Belasco was an American theatrical producer, impresario, director and playwright.-Biography:Born in San Francisco, California, where his Sephardic Jewish parents had moved from London, England, during the Gold Rush, he began working in a San Francisco theatre doing a variety of routine jobs,...
in 1912.