Matheson Alexander Lang (May 15, 1879 â€" April 11, 1948) was a
Canadian-born stage and film actor and playwright in the early 20th
century. He is best remembered for his performances roles in Great
Britain in Shakespeare plays.Lang was born in Montreal, Quebec,
Canada, the son of Rev. Gavin Lang of Inverness, Scotland, and a
cousin of Cosmo Gordon Lang, who would later become Archbishop of
Canterbury.Lang was educated at Inverness College and the University
of St Andrews. He made his stage debut in 1897. He became known for
his Shakespearean roles in such plays as Hamlet, Macbeth, and Romeo
and Juliet. He also appeared in plays by Henrik Ibsen and George
Bernard Shaw. He performed in the theatrical companies of Sir Frank
Benson, Lillie Langtry, and Ellen Terry.In 1903 he married actress
Nelly Hutin Britton in London. In 1906 he played Tristram in Joseph
Comyns Carr's play Tristram and Iseult at the Adelphi Theatre, with
Lily Brayton as Iseult and Oscar Asche as King Mark; Lang's wife
played Arganthael. Asche afterwards usually referred to Lang as
"Tristram".
Canadian-born stage and film actor and playwright in the early 20th
century. He is best remembered for his performances roles in Great
Britain in Shakespeare plays.Lang was born in Montreal, Quebec,
Canada, the son of Rev. Gavin Lang of Inverness, Scotland, and a
cousin of Cosmo Gordon Lang, who would later become Archbishop of
Canterbury.Lang was educated at Inverness College and the University
of St Andrews. He made his stage debut in 1897. He became known for
his Shakespearean roles in such plays as Hamlet, Macbeth, and Romeo
and Juliet. He also appeared in plays by Henrik Ibsen and George
Bernard Shaw. He performed in the theatrical companies of Sir Frank
Benson, Lillie Langtry, and Ellen Terry.In 1903 he married actress
Nelly Hutin Britton in London. In 1906 he played Tristram in Joseph
Comyns Carr's play Tristram and Iseult at the Adelphi Theatre, with
Lily Brayton as Iseult and Oscar Asche as King Mark; Lang's wife
played Arganthael. Asche afterwards usually referred to Lang as
"Tristram".
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