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Thomas A. (Thomas Alfred) Wise
1865–1928
Best remembered as a lively stage performer, he also helped shape early Broadway as a writer and director. His career stretched from stock companies to New York success, with a few screen appearances along the way.
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A Gentleman from Mississippi
by Thomas A. (Thomas Alfred) Wise, Harrison Rhodes, Frederick R. Toombs
About the author
Born in Faversham, England, on March 23, 1865, Thomas Alfred Wise became a prominent stage actor in the United States. Sources agree that he spent decades on the theater stage, and Broadway records credit him not only as a performer but also as a writer and director.
Wise is especially associated with the play A Gentleman from Mississippi, and records from IBDB show a long list of Broadway appearances around the turn of the twentieth century. He also served as Shepherd, or president, of The Lambs, a well-known theatrical club, from 1926 until his death in Manhattan on March 21, 1928.
Although he appeared in film as well, his reputation rests mainly on his work in the theater, where he built a long and varied career. He is a good example of the actor-managers and stage professionals who helped connect nineteenth-century stock theater with the early Broadway era.