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William Ayers Haupt (William A. Mestayer) (1846–1896)
Haupt, William Ayers [“William A. Mestayer”]. An American actor and playwright; born in Philadelphia, June 8, 1846; died in New York, Nov. 21, 1896. He was a popular comedian, and played with Edwin Forrest, Lester Wallack, and other well-known actors. During the Civil War he served in the engineering corps of the Army of the Potomac. Among the plays which he wrote or assisted in writing are: ‘The Tourist in a Pullman Car’; ‘We, Us & Co.’; ‘Tobogganing’; ‘The Grab Bag’; ‘The Kitty.’