Charles Hayden Coffin (22 April 1862 â€" 8 December 1935) was an
English actor and singer known for his performances in many famous
Edwardian musical comedies, particularly those produced by George
Edwardes.Hayden achieved fame as Harry Sherwood in Dorothy (1886),
which became the longest-running piece of musical theatre in history
up to that time; other similar roles followed. In 1893, he joined the
company of George Edwardes and starred in a series of extraordinarily
successful musical comedies, including A Gaiety Girl (1893), An
Artist's Model (1895), The Geisha (1896), A Greek Slave (1898), San
Toy (1899), A Country Girl (1903), Veronique (1904), The Girl Behind
the Counter (1906), Tom Jones (1907) and The Quaker Girl (1910).In his
later years, Coffin found success in Shakespearean roles such as Feste
in Twelfth Night (1912), and in musicals, a few films and other works,
such as the classic comedy The School for Scandal (1929).
English actor and singer known for his performances in many famous
Edwardian musical comedies, particularly those produced by George
Edwardes.Hayden achieved fame as Harry Sherwood in Dorothy (1886),
which became the longest-running piece of musical theatre in history
up to that time; other similar roles followed. In 1893, he joined the
company of George Edwardes and starred in a series of extraordinarily
successful musical comedies, including A Gaiety Girl (1893), An
Artist's Model (1895), The Geisha (1896), A Greek Slave (1898), San
Toy (1899), A Country Girl (1903), Veronique (1904), The Girl Behind
the Counter (1906), Tom Jones (1907) and The Quaker Girl (1910).In his
later years, Coffin found success in Shakespearean roles such as Feste
in Twelfth Night (1912), and in musicals, a few films and other works,
such as the classic comedy The School for Scandal (1929).
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