Mark Hart (c. 1873, Worcester, Massachusetts - November 25, 1950, Worcester) was an American actor who had a five decade long career on the American stage.[1]
Life and career
Born in Worcester, Mark Hart was the nephew of actor Tony Hart. While a teenager he began his career performing with his uncle and the actor Edward Harrigan in their well known vaudeville act Harrigan & Hart.[1] He made his Broadway debut in 1905 portraying the conniving politician Pat McCann in the Jean Schwartz and William Jerome musical Fritz in Tammany Hall.[2] He portrayed another politician, Sam Grady, in Joseph E. Howard's 1906 Broadway musical The District Leader at Wallack's Theatre.[3] He returned to Broadway in 1912 as Sarsfield O'Brien in The Girl from Brighton at the Academy of Music.[4]
Hart served a term as vice president of the The Lambs. He also served as an officer of the Actors' Equity Association and was a member of the White Rats of America. He died at the age of 77 on November 25, 1950, in Worcester, Massachusetts.[1]
References
Citations
- ^ a b c "MARK HART, ACTOR, DIES; Veteran of 50 Years on Stage Was Former Officer of Lambs". The New York Times. November 28, 1950. p. 30.
- ^ Dietz, p. 310
- ^ Dietz, 356
- ^ Mantle, Sherwood & Chapman, p. 474
Bibliography
- Dietz, Dan (2022). The Complete Book of 1900s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 9781538168943.
- Mantle, Burns; Sherwood, Garrison P.; Chapman, John Arthur (1933). "The Girl from Brighton". The Best Plays of 1909-1919. Dodd, Mead & Co.
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