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Harris (SIR AUGUSTUS GLOS- SOP)

SIR AUGUSTUS GLOS- SOP, an English actor, manager, and dramatist; born in Paris, in 1852. Apbecame lessee and manager of Drury Lane Theater, where he produced popular pantomimes and melodramas written in collaboration among them: "The World"; "Youth"; "Human Nature"; "Run of Luck"; "Prodigal Daughter"; "Life of Pleasure"; "Derby Winner."

He induced the revival of grand opera at Covent Garden. He was made sheriff of London and knighted in 1891. He died in Folkestone, England, Jan. 22, 1896.