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| Alta California, 15-June-1884 |
Actor James O'Neill, father of playwright Eugene O'Neill, spent a significant portion of his career playing Edmond Dantes,
The Count of Monte Cristo. O'Neill played the part over 6000 times between 1875 and the early Twentieth Century. He grew sick of the role and felt that it stunted his growth as an actor, but the public demanded that he play the Count.
The ad above is for an 1884 week at San Francisco's California Theater.
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| Moving Picture World, 25-October-1913 |
In 1912, James O'Neill played the part in the first production of the Famous Players Film Company. It was directed by Edwin S Porter.
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