O'Brien discusses the trends at Laura Keene's Theatre and Wallack's to do Shakespearean revivals. O'Brien also makes mention of a new actor by the name of Ranger appearing at Wallack's.
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Though much of her early life, including her real name and exact date of birth, remains in shadow, Laura Keene is thought to have come from a well-to-do background.
