Daniel Sully

Daniel Sully , born Daniel Sullivan, was an American circus performer, stage actor and playwright, who gained popularity during the latter years of the nineteenth century.

Daniel Sully was born on September 6, 1855, at Providence, Rhode Island. He began as a circus performer before moving on to the theater where he would find success as both an actor and writer. Sully was most remembered for his 1884 play, The Corner Grocery, thats genesis was Edwin Waughs The Chimney Corner. In 1900 Sully found success with Daniel J. Harts play, The Parish Priest, a dramatic comedy in which he played the central character, Father John Whalen. By 1902, he was associated with Fitzgerald Murphy . During 1904, Sully was the principle actor for several of Fitzgerald Murphys plays, namely, The Irish Statesman and the Old Mill Stream at the California Theatre in San Francisco on respectively the 67 of March and theof March of that year. He also starred in Fitzgeralds play The Chief Justice in Salt Lake City, Utah. Sully remained active on the legitimate stage and vaudeville until shortly before his death. Sully was a member of the Elks Lodge in Baltimore, Maryland.

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