Boucicault

American

[boo-see-kawlt, -koh] / ˈbu siˌkɔlt, -ˌkoʊ /

noun

Dion 1822–90, Irish playwright and actor, in the U.S. after 1853.

Boucicault British

/ ˈbuːsɪˌkəʊ /

noun

Dion (ˈdaɪɒn). real name Dionysius Lardner Boursiquot 1822–90, Irish dramatist and actor. His plays include London Assurance (1841), The Octoroon (1859), and The Shaughran (1874)

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“This country just never finds a break!” bemoaned Haitian entrepreneur Marc Alain Boucicault on Twitter.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2021

“This country just never finds a break! Each year of mismanagement did not hurt but the cumulative effects made us vulnerable to everything,” Haitian entrepreneur Marc Alain Boucicault wrote on Twitter.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2021

The Irish Rep, which has lovingly revived othere Boucicault Irish plays, revisits this 1841 tidbit about money, disguise and romance.

From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2019

The case was not in online court records and it was unclear if Boucicault had an attorney.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 9, 2019

Boucicault appeared as "Miles Na Copaleen" in his own popular play, "The Colleen Bawn;" also as "Shaun the Post" in "Arrah Na Pogue," and on his third and last night in "Kerry."

From The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah by Lindsay, John S.

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