William Lestocq (born Lestock Boileau Wooldridge; 1852 – 16 October 1920) was a British theatre manager, playwright, and actor.[1][2]
William Lestocq
Lestocq circa 1897
Born
1852
Died
16 October 1920 (age 68)
London
Occupation(s)
Playwright, theatre manager, actor
He was born in Winchester, Hants, adopting his stage name 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] A nephew was Humphrey Lestocq, film star.
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]
In 1919 Lestocq's play The Foundling was turned into a musical called Nobody's Boy.[6]
Uncles and Aunts: A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts (with Walter Everard)
April 12, 2024
william, lestocq, born, lestock, boileau, wooldridge, 1852, october, 1920, british, theatre, manager, playwright, actor, lestocq, circa, 1897born1852died16, october, 1920, londonoccupation, playwright, theatre, manager, actorhe, born, winchester, hants, adopti. William Lestocq born Lestock Boileau Wooldridge 1852 16 October 1920 was a British theatre manager playwright and actor 1 2 William LestocqLestocq circa 1897Born1852Died16 October 1920 age 68 LondonOccupation s Playwright theatre manager actorHe was born in Winchester Hants adopting his stage name 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 A nephew was Humphrey Lestocq film star 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 In 1919 Lestocq s play The Foundling was turned into a musical called Nobody s Boy 6 Lestocq died in London on 16 October 1920 7 References edit 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 Who s Who in the Theatre p 377 1916 The Life of Charles Frohman Cosmopolitan p 426 1915 Wearing J P The London Stage 1910 1919 A Calendar of Productions Performers and Personnel London Scarecrow Press 1982 p 18 October 1920 Fifty Years in Theatrical World Pall Mall Gazette p 4External links editJane A Farce in Three Acts with Harry Nicholls Uncles and Aunts A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts with Walter Everard Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Lestocq amp oldid 1144955371, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
