A Stage Romance

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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.

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William Farnum

Edmund Kean

Peggy Shaw

Anna Damby

Holmes Herbert

Prince of Wales

Mario Carillo

Lord Melville

Paul McAllister

Count Koefeld

Etienne Girardot

Salomon

Bernard Siegel

Mr. Sleeker

Florence Ashbrooke

Mrs. Bob

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