Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography/Bangs, Francis Cannon

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640019Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography — Bangs, Francis Cannon

BANGS, Francis Cannon, actor, b. in Alexandria, Va., 13 Oct., 1833. His first appearance on the stage was in 1852, in the Old National theatre, Washington, D. C. He played in New York for the first time, at Laura Keene's theatre, in the spring of 1858, at Wallack's in December of that year, and at the Winter Garden in 1860, after which he retired from the stage until 1865, when he appeared as William Tell at the National theatre, Washington. He played Old Tom in “After Dark” at Niblo's Garden in November, 1868, and in 1869 appeared as the Duke of Alva in “Patrie” at the Grand Opera-House. He took part in the Shakesperian revival at Booth's theatre in 1875, and afterward played with Charles Thorne in the “Corsican Brothers.” In 1884 he appeared in the role of Willie Denver in “The Silver King.”