Film
A Stage Romance
A silent film about the famous Shakespearean actor Edmund Kean, whose life intertwines with a young woman, Anna Damby, and Countess Koefeld. Kean, inspired by the Countess, becomes entangled in a plot involving Anna, her guardian, and a roué named Lord Melville. The story culminates in a benefit performance where Kean's passionate denouncement of the Prince of Wales leads to his downfall.
Overview
A silent film about the famous Shakespearean actor Edmund Kean, whose life intertwines with a young woman, Anna Damby, and Countess Koefeld. Kean, inspired by the Countess, becomes entangled in a plot involving Anna, her guardian, and a roué named Lord Melville. The story culminates in a benefit performance where Kean's passionate denouncement of the Prince of Wales leads to his downfall.
Cast
- William FarnumEdmund Kean
- Peggy ShawAnna Damby
- Holmes HerbertPrince of Wales
- Mario CarilloLord Melville
- Paul McAllisterCount Koefeld
- Etienne GirardotSalomon
- Bernard SiegelMr. Sleeker
- Florence AshbrookeMrs. Bob
