Alexander, George (1858–1918)

English actor-manager. He joined Henry Irving's company at the Lyceum as a professional actor 1881, and in 1891 became manager of the St James's Theatre, where he remained until his death. He produced and played in a long list of plays, including those of Oscar Wilde and Pinero, and scored a great personal success in The Prisoner of Zenda 1896 and If I Were King 1902. He was knighted 1911.