A Stage Romance

A silent film about the famous Shakespearean actor Edmund Kean, whose life intertwines with a young woman, Anna Damby, and Countess Koefeld. Kean, inspired by the Countess, becomes entangled in a plot involving Anna, her guardian, and a roué named Lord Melville. The story culminates in a benefit performance where Kean's passionate denouncement of the Prince of Wales leads to his downfall.

Cast

William Farnum

as Edmund Kean

Peggy Shaw

as Anna Damby

Holmes Herbert

as Prince of Wales

Mario Carillo

as Lord Melville

Paul McAllister

as Count Koefeld

Etienne Girardot

as Salomon

Bernard Siegel

as Mr. Sleeker

Florence Ashbrooke

as Mrs. Bob

America Chedister

as Lady Anne Boyle

Hal De Forrest

as Old Bob

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