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Daly, (Peter Christopher) Arnold
Daly, (Peter Christopher) Arnold (1875–1927), American actor, who came into prominence in 1903 with the first public performance in New York of Candida, which he directed as well as playing Marchbanks, at a special matinée. This was the first production in the United States of a play by Shaw since Mansfield's tour of The Devil's Disciple in 1897, and Daly followed its success with a production of Mrs Warren's Profession which led to an uproar and prosecution by the police. In spite of this he produced You Never Can Tell, Candida, John Bull's Other Island, Arms and the Man, and a double bill consisting of The Man of Destiny and a trifle written specially for him by Shaw, How He Lied to Her Husband. He also played this last sketch in vaudeville. Opposition to the new ‘theatre of ideas’ finally defeated him and he was forced back into run-of-the-mill work, dying in a fire in his early fifties.
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Daly, (Peter Christopher) Arnold." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Daly, (Peter Christopher) Arnold." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-DalyPeterChristopherArnld.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Daly, (Peter Christopher) Arnold." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-DalyPeterChristopherArnld.html |
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Arnold Daly
Arnold Daly , 1875–1927, American actor, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. He first appeared on the stage in 1892. Inspired by Richard Mansfield's production of The Devil's Disciple (1897–98), Daly determined to present Shaw on the American stage, and in 1903 he came into prominence when he played successfully in Candida. His production of Mrs. Warren's Profession (1905) caused an uproar and the arrest of the principal actors, but they were immediately acquitted. The following year Daly toured with Arms and the Man and The Man of Destiny. |
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"Arnold Daly." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Arnold Daly." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Daly-Arn.html "Arnold Daly." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Daly-Arn.html |
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