Lyle, Lyston., 1856-1920

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Lyston Lyle, whose real name was Edward Gibson, was a sucessful character actor and actor-manager on the West End stage from the turn of the 19th century until the 1910s. A contemporary and friend of theatrical luminaries Charles Hawtrey and Sir Gerald DuMaurier, Lyle was also the actor-manager at Wyndham's Theatre for a time.

From the guide to the Lyston Lyle Scrapbook Collection, 1904-1915, (V&A Department of Theatre and Performance)

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Place Name Admin Code Country
Royalty Theatre, London
Wyndham's Theatre, London
Sandringham Estate, Norfolk, England
Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Apollo Theatre, London
Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London
Comedy Theatre, London
Windsor Castle, England
St James's Theatre, London
Lyric Theatre, London
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Birth 1856

Death 1920

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