biography
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Pastor, Tony
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originally Antonio Pastor
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| male
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| lived:
| (1837–1908)
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| biography:
| Actor and manager, born in New York City, New York, USA. A performer and entrepreneur, he first appeared with Phineas Barnum. He worked successfully to clean up the image of vaudeville, banning the sale of liquor and getting rid of the cruder acts. He opened several theatres and introduced such stars as Weber and Fields and Lillian Russell, and ran the Fourteenth Street Theatre until his death. |
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