Prince_Karl_(play)
Prince Karl (play)
1886 play by A. C. Gunter
Prince Karl is a play written by A. C. Gunter in 1886. Gunter originally conceived the play as a drama, but actor Richard Mansfield thought it would work better as a comedy.[1] Mansfield debuted in the title role at the Boston Museum on April 5, 1886. After a four-week run in Boston, Mansfield took it to Broadway, where it opened at the Madison Square Theatre on May 3.[2] In 1887, Mansfield took his company to England, and he opened Prince Karl at the Lyceum Theatre in London's West End on October 10 of that year.[3] The play became part of the repertory of Mansfield's company, and he continued to perform it until shortly before his death in 1907.