Louis De Lange

Louis De Lange
Born1856 (1856)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died(1906-03-13)March 13, 1906
New York City, New York, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (DDS)

Louis De Lange, also known as Louis De Lange Moss (sometimes erroneously spelled Delange or DeLange or de Lange)[1][2] (1856 – March 13, 1906)[3] was an American playwright, actor, and theatrical manager. As a stage actor he primarily appeared in light operas and musicals; notably portraying Sir Joseph Porter in the original production of John Philip Sousa's pirated version of Gilbert and Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore in Philadelphia, on Broadway and on tour in 1879. As a dramatist he mainly wrote the books for musicals; often in collaboration with writer Edgar Smith on projects created for the comedy duo Lew Fields and Joe Weber. De Lange also worked as Fields and Weber's manager for their national tours. His wife was the Broadway actress Selma Mantell who appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies among other Broadway shows. Their son was the bandleader and lyricist Eddie DeLange.

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  2. ^ W. J. Maxweii, ed. (1922). General Alumni Catalogue of the University of Pennsylvania. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 557.
  3. ^ Index-catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-General's Office, United States Army: Authors and subjects. United States National Library of Medicine. 1972. p. 1367.