Dixey, Henry E., actor
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content: Phillip Graneto Broadway Theater Collection
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content: 1885-1937
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content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: NMAH.AC.1486, Series 1
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content: Henry E. Dixey was a popular actor in late-19th century burlesque and comic theater, renowned for his good looks and charm. He was best known as the star of the burlesque musical Adonis, which ran for a Broadway record 603 consecutive performances at New York's Bijou Theatre beginning in 1884. The Adventures of Francois was written by Langdon Elwyn Mitchell, an adaptation of a novel by his father, the noted physician S. Weir Mitchell.