Full Name: Dionysus Lardner Boursiquot
Profession: Actor and Playwright
Nationality:
Irish
Biography: Rip van Winkle, London Assurance
Born: December 26, 1820
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Star Sign: Capricorn
Died: September 18, 1890 (aged 69)
Historical Events
- 1841-03-04 Dion Boucicault's stage comedy "London Assurance" opens at Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London
- 1851-03-06 Dion Boucicault's play "Love in a Maze" premieres in London
- 1857-12-08 Dion Boucicault's stage drama "The Poor of New York" opens at Wallack's Lyceum Theatre, NYC
- 1858-02-22 Dion Boucicault's play "Jessie Brown" premieres in NYC
- 1858-05-28 Dion Boucicault's play "Foul Play" premieres in London
- 1859-12-05 Dion Boucicault's stage melodrama "The Octaroon" opens at The Winter Garden Theatre, NYC
- 1860-01-09 Dion Boucicault's stage drama "Jeanie Deans" opens at Laura Keene's Theatre, NYC
- 1860-03-29 Dion Boucicault's stage melodrama "The Colleen Bawn, or The Brides of Garryowen" at Laura Keene's Theatre, NYC
- 1862-02-10 Julius Benedict and Dion Boucicault's opera "Lily of Killarney" premieres at Convent Garden in London
- 1874-11-14 Dion Boucicault's stage drama "The Shaughraun" opens at Wallack's Theatre, NYC
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