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Fred Morphet
Fred Morphet born D. J. Sheahon in Quebec, Canada. His parents brought him to Rochester, New York, when he was two years old, finally settling in Philadelphia.
| Fred Morphet | |
| Born | Fred Morphet 1866 |
|---|---|
| Died | Match, 25 1904 |
Together with his brother, Harry Morphet, he formed a partnership in 1880, and were known as the Morphet Brothers, presenting mysteries before local societies in Philadelphia.
Fred played the leading vaudeville houses and after a successful tour of the country, went back to Philadelphia to fill a long engagement at Kellar's Egyptian Hall, with the Mrs. Tom Thumb Co. He traveled extensively and while with the Forepaugh Circus he was stricken with locomotor-ataxia and abandoned his road tours. He continued to work in Philadelphia doing local shows and at the Bradenburgh's Museum.
He was buried at North Cedar Cemetery in Philadelphia.
References
- Mahatma May 1904 (cover).