ABSTRACT
A principal actor-manager of the late Victorian period, Charles Wyndham initially prepared for a medical career and served briefly as a federal army surgeon during the U.S. Civil War. Returning to England in 1865, he established himself as an actor on the provincial circuit and in London, where he was engaged at the Royalty, St. James's, and Queen's theaters. After touring the United States with his own company in 1871-1873 (the first of many such visits), Wyndham introduced English audiences to Brighton (1874), a clever adaptation of Bronson Howard's Saratoga. The piece helped make his reputation as London's leading light comedian.
