Cymbeline; what’s a love story without some scandal? | MCNY Blog: New York Stories

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It was January 25, 1897, the opening night of William Shakespeare’s romance Cymbeline, based on the legend of an early Celtic British king, at Wallack’s Theatre. The lavish production starred the much celebrated Margaret Mather. No expense had been spared. As theatrical manager John G. Magle told the New York Times, “It was to have been the greatest performance of Cymbeline ever presented on this planet.”

Actor E. J. Henley played the part of Iachimo, a character that does not spend much time on stage but is nevertheless essential to the action of the plot.  As Mr. Henley was crossing the lobby on the way to his dressing room, he was confronted by a police officer with a warrant for…

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