1787 Birthday of British actor Edmund Kean (1787-1833), considered one of the finest actors of the early 18th century. Among his greatest roles was Shakespeare's Richard III. He will be the subject of the 1961 musical Kean, starring Alfred Drake, and the 1983 solo play Edmund Kean, starring Ben Kingsley.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:00PM on November 3, 2014