British Rotophot postcard by J. Beagles & Co, London, no. 9185. Photo: Stereoscopic Co., Berlin. John Martin-Harvey in Rouget de l'Isle (1900).
British actor-manager Sir
John Martin Harvey (1863-1944) was one of the last great romantic actors of the English theatre. His most famous play was
The Only Way (1899), an adaptation of Charles Dickens'
A Tale of Two Cities. 25 years later, he also featured in the film version, as well as in a few other silent and sound films.
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