Stars of Vaudeville #990: William Courtenay
Today is the birthday o actor William Courtney (William Hancock Kelly, 1875-1933). Courtenay played big time vaudeville (including the Palace) but is most known as a legit actor of Broadway and early motion pictures. Originally from Massachusetts, starting in 1899 he began appearing in a series of plays with Richard Mansfield, including Cyrano de Bergerac and Beau […]