Edwin F. Thorne

Edwin Frederick Thorne (1845 – May 4, 1897) was a 19th-century American stage actor.

Thorne was born in New York City in 1845 into a prominent acting family of the time. He was the son of Charles R. Thorne, an actor and theatre manager, and Ana Maria Mestayer (Ann Maria Thorne) (also from an acting family), a well known actor and singer. His siblings, Charles R. Thorne Jr., William Thorne, and Emily Thorne,[1] were all actors.[2][3] He first appeared on the stage in Leavenworth, Kansas.[4][5]

Thorne's popular roles included playing in The Black Flag, a melodrama by Henry Pettitt.[6] He also wrote a play called The Crimes of Paris.[7] Thorne wrote and starred in the comedy play Billiards, possibly the only stage production about cue sports.

Thorne died in New York City on May 4, 1897, after a long illness. Actor Louis Aldrich spoke at his funeral.[8][9][10][11]

References
  1. "Once a Favorite Actor". The Baltimore Sun. Maryland, Baltimore. May 1, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved 29 December 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Winter, William. Brief Chronicles, Part I, p. 282 (1889
  3. King, Emmett C. Little Ironies of the Stage, The Bookman, p. 637 (August 1911)
  4. (15 December 1890). Mr. Edwin F. Thorne, Dramatic Actor, New Zealand Herald
  5. Cropsey, Eugene H. Crosby's Opera House, p. 138 (1999)
  6. (19 January 1887). Black Flag, Los Angeles Herald
  7. (30 October 1885). Gossip of the Theatres, The New York Times
  8. The Statistician and Economist 1899–1900, p. 387 (1900)
  9. (7 May 1897). Edwin F. Thorne's funeral, The New York Times
  10. (1 May 1897). Dying, Daily Capital Journal
  11. (22 September 1896). Actor Thorne Dying, San Francisco Call
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