DeWolf Hopper : biography
March 30, 1858 – September 23, 1935
William DeWolf Hopper (March 30, 1858 – September 23, 1935) was an American actor, singer, comedian, and theatrical producer. Although a star of the musical stage, he was best known for performing the popular baseball poem Casey at the Bat.
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Movies
- Don Quixote (1915), Alonso Quijano / Don Quixote
- Rough Knight (1916)
- Mr. Goode, Samaritan (1916), Alphonse Irving Goode
- Sunshine Dad (1916), Alonzo Evergreen (extant; Library of Congress)
- Casey at the Bat (1916), Casey
- Stranded (1916), H. Ulysses Watts
- Intolerance: Love’s Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916), extra (extant)
- Puppets (1916), Pantaloon
- Casey at the Bat (1922), Himself, reading the poem in experimental film made in Phonofilm sound-on-film process; premiered April 15, 1923 at the Rivoli Theater in NYC
- At the Round Table (1930) (extant; Library of Congress)
- The March of Time (1930), Himself, Old Timer Sequence in unfinished MGM movie
- Ladies Not Allowed (1932)
DeWolf Hopper Opera Company productions
- The Charlatan [Original, Musical, Comedy, Opera]
- Dec 5, 1889 – Jun 17, 1899
- Mr. Pickwick [Original, Musical]
- Jan 19, 1903 – May 1903
DeWolf Hopper stage roles
- Lorraine [Original, Musical, Comedy, Opera]
- Feb 28, 1887 – Mar 12, 1887, Gaspard de Chateauvieux
- The Begum [Original, Musical, Comedy, Opera]
- Sep 21, 1887 – Dec 10, 1887, Howja-Dhu
- Casey at the Bat [Original, Special, Poem, Solo]
- Aug 14, 1888 – Aug 14, 1888, Himself
- The Charlatan [Original, Musical, Comedy, Opera]
- Dec 5, 1889 – Jun 17, 1899, Demidoff
- Wang [Original, Musical, Comedy, Operetta]
- May 4, 1891 – Oct 3, 1891, Wang
- Fiddle-dee-dee [Original, Musical, Burlesque, Extravaganza]
- Sep 6, 1900 – Apr 20, 1901
- Fiddle-dee-dee, Hoffman Barr
- Quo Vass Iss?, Petrolius
- Arizona, Henry Cannedbeef
- Exhibit II, The Gay Lord Quex
- Hoity Toity [Original, Musical, Burlesque]
- Sep 5, 1901 – Apr 19, 1902
- Hoity Toity , General Steele
- Depleurisy, Countess Zicka
- A Man From Mars, An A.D.T. Man from Mars
- The Curl and the Judge, Judge Charges
- DuHurry
Poster for De Wolf Hopper in A Matinee Idol (1910)
- Mr. Pickwick [Original, Musical]
- Jan 19, 1903 – May 1903, Pickwick
- Wang [Revival, Musical, Comedy, Operetta]
- Apr 18, 1904 – Jun 4, 1904, Wang
- Happyland [Original, Musical, Comedy, Opera]
- Oct 2, 1905 – Jun 2, 1906, Ecstaticus
- The Pied Piper [Original, Musical, Comedy]
- Dec 3, 1908 – Jan 16, 1909, The Pied Piper
- A Matinee Idol [Original, Musical, Comedy]
- Apr 28, 1910 – May 1911, Medford Griffin
- H.M.S. Pinafore [Revival, Musical, Operetta]
- May 29, 1911 – Jul 8, 1911, Performer
- Patience [Revival, Musical, Operetta]
- May 6, 1912 – Jun 1, 1912, Reginald Bunthorne
- The Pirates of Penzance [Revival, Musical, Operetta]
- Jun 3, 1912 – Jun 26, 1912, Edward
- H.M.S. Pinafore [Revival, Musical, Operetta]
- Jun 27, 1912 – Jun 28, 1912, Dick Deadeye
- The Mikado [Revival, Musical, Operetta]
- Jun 29, 1912 – Jun 29, 1912, Ko-Ko
- The Beggar Student [Revival, Musical, Comedy, Opera]
- Mar 22, 1913 , General Ollendorf
- The Mikado [Revival, Musical, Operetta]
- Apr 21, 1913 – May 3, 1913, Ko-Ko