This page brings you a list of male Victorian actors and performers; see also Actresses, Dancers & Performers.

Booth, Edwin

Edwin Booth by Henry A. Clapp (Atlantic Monthly, 1893)

"A famous 19th-century American actor who toured throughout America and the major capitals of Europe, performing Shakespearean plays. In 1869 he founded Booth's Theatre in New York." - Wikipedia

Memories and Letters of Edwin Booth, by William Bispham (Century Magazine, 1894A)

The Real Edwin Booth, by Edwina Booth Grossman (Century Magazine, 1894B)

Letters of Edwin Booth with introduction by his daughter.

Coquelin, Benoit-Constant

Coquelin, by Henry James (Century Magazine, 1887A)

One of the best-known French actors of the age.

Gilbert, John

John Gilbert, by J. Ranken Towse (Century Magazine, 1888A)

Gillette, William

Mr. William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes, by Harold Shepstone (Strand, 1901B)

Got, Monsieur

Monsieur Got, the Father of the Comédie Francaise, by the Baroness Althea Salvador (The Strand, 1895A)

Grossmith, George

Mr. George Grossmith, by Frank Banfield (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1896)

George Grossmith (9 December 1847 - 1 March 1912) was an English comedian, writer, composer, actor, and singer. His performing career spanned more than four decades. As a writer and composer, he created 18 comic operas, nearly 100 musical sketches, some 600 songs and piano pieces, three books and both serious and comic pieces for newspapers and magazines. - Wikipedia

George Grossmith to an Audience of One, by John Hyde (Windsor Magazine, 1897B)

Harris, Sir Augustus

Sir Augustus Harris - Illustrated Interviews, by Harry How (The Strand, 1891B)

A talk with the man responsible for London's famous Christmas pantomimes, with loads of information on how the pantomimes themselves are run.

Harrison, Clifford

A Famous Reciter and His Art: A Conversation with Mr. Clifford Harrison, by Archibald Cromwell (Windsor Magazine, 1896A)

Irving, Henry

Henry Irving at Home (Harper's Monthly, 1882A)

An English stage actor, known as an actor-manager because he took complete responsibility (supervision of sets, lighting, direction, casting, as well as playing the leading roles) for season after season at the Lyceum Theatre; the first British actor to be awarded a knighthood.

Henry Irving's Stage Management, by Walter Herries Pollock (Century Magazine, 1883B)

Henry Irving by J. Ranken Towse (Century Magazine, 1884A)

Mr. Henry Irving - Illustrated Interviews, by Harry How (The Strand, 1892B)

Jefferson, Joseph

The Autobiography of Joseph Jefferson, by Joseph Jefferson (Century Magazine, 1890A, 1890B)

The actor's book-length serialized autobiography.

Kean, Charles

An Unpublished Letter of Charles Kean (The Strand, 1893B)

An actor's letter from 1844.

Kendal, Mr. & Mrs.

Mr. & Mrs. Kendal - Illustrated Interviews, by Harry How (The Strand, 1893A)

Lablache, Louis

Signor Louis Lablache (obit) (Gentleman's Magazine, 1859)

Italian lyric comedian.

Maskelyne, J.N.

The Great Wizard of the West - Mr.J.N. Maskelyne at the Egyptian Hall, by T. Hanson Lewis (English Illustrated Magazine, 1895A)

Morimoto

Morimoto (The Strand, 1892A)

The many faces of a renowned Japanese actor.

Robertson, J. Forbes

Illustrated Interviews: The New "Romeo and Juliet," by Harry How & M. Griffith (The Strand, 1895B)

Salvini, Tommaso

Tommaso Salvini (Century Magazine, 1882A)

Some Views on Acting, by Tommaso Salvini (Century Magazine, 1891A)

Leaves from the Autobiography of Tommaso Salvini, by Tommaso Salvini (Century Magazine, 1893A)

Tree, Mr. & Mrs. Beerbohm

Mr. & Mrs. Beerbohm Tree - Illustrated Interviews (The Strand, 1897A)

Wyndham, Charles

Mr. Charles Wyndham - Illustrated Interviews, by Harry How (The Strand, 1894A)

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Actors and Actresses of New York (Scribners, 1879A)

The American on the Stage (Scribners, 1879B)

Actors' Dressing Rooms (The Strand, 1891A)

Flashes from the Footlights (New Illustrated Magazine, 1900)

A look at some popular actors and actresses of the day.

• See also Unusual Performers & Performances