Louis Edmonds

Louis Stirling Edmonds (September 24, 1923 – March 3, 2001) was an American actor from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Edmonds retired from the show due to ill health after being off contract for several years.

[1] Edmonds began his career off-Broadway in the 1950s, appearing in mostly light comedy and classical works.

He created the role of Algernon in Ernest in Love, the musical version of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.

He played Max in the original Broadway production of Leonard Bernstein's Candide, but due to a temporary illness, he is not heard on the cast recording.