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LEWIS WALLER (186o- )

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Originally appearing in Volume V28, Page 283 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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LEWIS WALLER (186o- )  ,
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English actor, was born in Spain, his
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father being a
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civil engineer . He first appeared on the
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London stage in 1883, at Toole's, and for some years added to his reputation as a capable actor in London and the provinces . He came more particularly to the front by a
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fine performance as Buckingham in The Three Musketeers under Mr Beerbohm Tree's management at His Majesty's in 1895, and soon afterwards organized a
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company of his own, first at the Haymarket and afterwards at the Shaftesbury, Imperial, Apollo and other theatres . His fine voice and vigorous acting were well suited in his memorable production of Henry V., and he had a
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great success with Monsieur
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Beaucaire and similar plays . His wife, Mrs Lewis Waller (Florence West), also became well known as a powerful and accomplished actress .

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