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[[William Haviland]] (1860-1917) was a British actor and manager.
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[[William Haviland]] (1860-1917)[https://shakespeare.emory.edu/william-haviland/] was a British Shakespearian actor and manager.
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== Biography ==
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William Haviland began his stage career when he joined the company of Sir Henry Irving in 1882, performing minor and major roles in the thirteen years he played and toured with Irving. He left Irving in 1895 and after a tour in South Africa with the William Haviland and Gerald Company Shakespearean company, he joined the company of Johnston Forbes-Robertson and then Martin Harvey for his sixth tour of America in 1902.
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In 1903 he joined Max Beerbohm Tree’s company and remained with him until 1905, returning to South Africa with Tree for his fourth tour. His final performance in Shakespeare came in a Dublin production of Richard II with Tree in 1913.
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He apparently listed “rehearsing” among his recreations.
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https://shakespeare.emory.edu/william-haviland/

Revision as of 15:27, 20 July 2018

William Haviland (1860-1917)[1] was a British Shakespearian actor and manager.


Biography

William Haviland began his stage career when he joined the company of Sir Henry Irving in 1882, performing minor and major roles in the thirteen years he played and toured with Irving. He left Irving in 1895 and after a tour in South Africa with the William Haviland and Gerald Company Shakespearean company, he joined the company of Johnston Forbes-Robertson and then Martin Harvey for his sixth tour of America in 1902.

In 1903 he joined Max Beerbohm Tree’s company and remained with him until 1905, returning to South Africa with Tree for his fourth tour. His final performance in Shakespeare came in a Dublin production of Richard II with Tree in 1913.

He apparently listed “rehearsing” among his recreations.



https://shakespeare.emory.edu/william-haviland/