William Lestocq
William Lestocq | |
|---|---|
 Lestocq cira 1897 | |
| Born | 1851 |
| Died | October 16, 1920 (age 69) London |
| Occupation(s) | Playwright, theatre manager, actor |
William Lestocq (William Lestocq Boileau Wooldridge) (1851 - d. October 16, 1920) was a British theater manager, playwright, and actor.[1][2]
He was born with the surname Woolridge, which he dropped when he began acting seriously in 1869. He was a member of the Vaudeville Theatre company from 1873 to 1885,[2] where his parts included being in the original cast of Our Boys (1875).[3]
His authorship credits (often as co-author) include the plays A Bad Penny (1882), The Sultan of Mocha (1887), Uncles and Aunts (1888), In Danger (1889), Jane (1890) (with Harry Nicholls), The Sportsman (1893) (adaptation of Monsieur chasse! by Georges Feydeau), and The Foundling (1894) (with E.M. Robson).[1][4]
Lestocq was Charles Frohman's representative in London for many years, a relationship which began when Frohman saw the play Jane in London.[5] He would acquire the American rights for English plays for Frohman.[3]
Lestocq died in London on October 16, 1920.[6]
References
- ^ a b (20 October 1920). William Lestocq (obituary), New York Tribune
- ^ a b (20 October 1920). William Lestocq is Dead, The Evening World
- ^ a b (3 November 1897). A Chat With Mr. W. Lestocq, The Sketch, p. 82 (paywalled at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
- ^ Who's who in the Theatre, p. 377 (1916)
- ^ The Life of Charles Frohman, Cosmopolitan, at p. 426 (1915)
- ^ (18 October 1920). Fifty YEars in Theatrical World, Pall Mall Gazette, p. 4 (paywalled at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
External links
- Jane: A Farce in Three Acts (with Harry Nicholls)
- Uncles and Aunts: A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts (with Walter Everard)