Lewis Waller
William Lewis Waller (November 3, 1860 — November 1, 1915) was an English actor and theatre manager. His father was a civil engineer.
Born in Spain, he first appeared on the London stage in 1883, at Tooles, and for some years added to his reputation as a capable actor. He came more particularly to the front by a fine performance as Buckingham in The Three Musketeers under Herbert Beerbohm Tree's management at His Majesty's in 1895, and soon afterwards organized a company of his own, first at the Haymarket and afterwards at the Shaftesbury, Imperial, Apollo and other theatres. [citation needed]
His skill earned him critical acclaim in a number of Shakespearean roles, including Henry V, Brutus in Julius Caesar, and Faulkenbridge in King John. [citation needed] He had his greatest successes, however, in romantic roles, such as Monsieur Beaucaire, often with his wife, the former Florence West, an accomplished actress in her own right. [citation needed] He died two days before his 55th birthday in 1915.
NOTE: The photographic portrait above has been copied from the V&A Lafayette website. No request for permission to use was received.
Recordings
Lewis Waller made a small number of recordings for the Gramophone Company:
- 1351: Charge of the Light Brigade (Tennyson) (9641) - 1907.
- 1359: Speech from Henry V (Shakespeare) - ca. 1907
- 1360: The ballad of Clamperdown (Kipling) (9640) - April 1907.
- 1361: The Snarleyow - ca. 1907
- 1442: Henry V at Harfleur from Henry V (Shakespeare) (13914/E164) - 1911.
- 1443: Charge of the Light Brigade (Tennyson) (13915/E164) - 1911.
References
- Profile of Waller
- Lewis Waller at IMDb
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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