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Henry James , stage name of Henry James Mann (son of Henry Mann, his mother Ann Mann d. 24 Dec. 1878 aged 70). b. about 1843; clerk in the Sun fire office, London; appeared under name of Maxwell at Astley’s theatre as junior counsel for the defence in Boucicault’s Trial of Effie Deans 26 Jany. 1863; played at St. James’s 1864–5; the original Launce lot Darrell in Eleanor’s Victory 29 June 1865; the original Clement Austin in Henry Dunbar 9 Dec. 1865, Sir Charles Ormond in Love’s Martyrdom 25 April 1866, Captain Trevor in The White boy 27 Sep. 1866, Frank Aldersley in The frozen deep 27 Oct. 1866, and Mars in Olympic games 25 May 1867, all at Olympic theatre; the original Dick Heartley in Boucicault’s How she loves him 21 Dec. 1867, and Frank Price in Robertson’s Play 15 Feb. 1868 which ran 106 nights, Waverham in Tame Cats 12 Dec. 1868, and Lord Beaufoy in School 16 Jany. 1869, all at Prince of Wales’s; the original Sir George Medhurst in After dark, at Prince ’s 12 Aug. 1868; opened the Vaudeville theatre with David James and Thomas Thorne 16 April 1870, playing George Anderson in A. Hall i day’s comedy For love or money, made a hit as Jack Wyatt in Albery’s Two Roses 4 June 1870; le ee and manager of Globe theatre 1871–4; played Tom Gilroy in Byron’s Partners for life, opening night 7 Oct. 1871 and numerous other original parts; gave dramatic readings at Hanover sq. rooms; played in U.S. of America 1874–6 and 1876 to death; played Jack Wyatt in London 27 July 1876; founded convival clubs in London and New York; toured with a company playing Diplomacy in U.S. of America 1878. d. San Francisco 11 Aug. 1878. E. Stirling’s Old Drury Lane , ii 258–61 (1881); Saturday Programme 30 Aug. 1876 p. 5, portrait ; Illust. sp. and dr. news , ix 555, 596 (1878) portrait , x 6 (1878) portrait ; Theatre , ii 208 (1878).