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1. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a four-act play written by Thomas Russell Sullivan in collaboration with the
actor Richard Mansfield (pictured). It is an adaptation of Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, an
1886 novella by Robert Louis Stevenson. The story focuses on the respected London doctor Henry Jekyll,
who uses a potion to transform into Edward Hyde, a loathsome criminal. Intrigued by the opportunity to
play a dual role, Mansfield secured the stage rights and asked Sullivan to write the adaptation. The play
debuted in Boston on May 9, 1887, then opened on Broadway in September of that year. Mansfield's
performance as the dual character was acclaimed by critics. The play opened in London in August 1888,
just before the first Jack the Ripper murders. Some press reports compared the murderer to the Jekyll-Hyde
character, and Mansfield was suggested as a possible suspect. Mansfield's company continued to perform
the play in the US until shortly before his death in 1907. Sullivan made changes from Stevenson's story
that have been adopted by many subsequent adaptations, including several film versions that were derived
from the play. (Full article...)
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William J. Duane (1780–1865) was an Irish-born American polit
emigrated to the United States with his parents and assisted his
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of the Treasury for some four months in 1833; his refusal to withd
States led to his dismissal by President Andrew Jackson.
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