Photo Dion Boucicault and Agnes Robertson together c 1860
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Photo Dion Boucicault and Agnes Robertson together c 1860
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Dionysius Lardner Boucicault (Dion) was born in Dublin in 1820. Though he took the family name of his mother’s husband (Samuel Boursiquot), his biological father was most likely Dr. Dionysius Lardner (1793-1859), who had had an affair with Boucicault’s mother, Anna (nee Darley). Boucicault’s first theatrical success in 1842, was under the assumed name of Lee Moreton, and the play, London Assurance, has been staged as recently as 2010, starring Russell Beale and Fiona Shaw, at the Olivier Theatre.
The image here is of Boucicault with his second wife, famous actress, Agnes Robertson, who starred as Zoe Peyton in The Octoroon and whose performances in this and other Boucicault plays cemented their success on stage.
The image here is of Boucicault with his second wife, famous actress, Agnes Robertson, who starred as Zoe Peyton in The Octoroon and whose performances in this and other Boucicault plays cemented their success on stage.
Date
December 26, 1860
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