Neil Burgess (comedian)
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Neil Burgess | |
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| Born | 1846/51 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | February 19, 1910 New York, New York |
| Occupation | Vaudeville comedian |
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Neil Burgess (1846/51–1910) was an American vaudevillian comedian who specialized in female impersonation of elderly "widders".
Biography
Neil Burgess was born in Boston in 1846/51.[1][2][lower-alpha 1] He started his unusual career at age 19 when called on to fill in for an ailing actress in The Quiet Family in Providence, Rhode Island. Burgess was also interested in inventions tied to the stage and backed a turntable device that allowed horses to run at full speed on stage, and another device that simulated the sound of a large crowd. He was married to actress Mary Stoddard. She died in 1905.[2] He died at his home in New York City on February 19, 1910.[2]
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- ↑ Bordman, Gerald and Thomas S. Hischak. The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004: 221. ISBN 0-19-516986-7
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Actor Neil Burgess Died Today". The Boston Globe. New York. February 19, 1910. p. 3. Retrieved May 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. II. James T. White & Company. 1921. p. 170. Retrieved May 4, 2021 – via Google Books.
