(1843-1901)
As a child actor in his native Ohio, Louis Lyons (or Lyon) performed under various names, including Master Moses and Master McCarthy. He toured with the Marsh Juvenile troupe for five years. At the peak of his career, he was leading man at Philadelphia's Arch Street Theatre under Mrs. John Drew and then, in 1879, began starring in his great vehicle as Joe Saunders in My Partner by Bartley Campbell.
See also Actors' Society of America.
The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater. James Fisher.