Dion BoucicaultDion Boucicault was an Irish actor and playwright. By the later part of the 19th century, Boucicault had become known on both sides of the Atlantic as one of the most successful actor-playwright-managers then in the English-speaking theatre. The New ork Times heralded him in his obituary as "the most conspicuous English dramatist of the 19th century." Read More Read Less