Parody Because audiences had seen these classic Westerns, they had expectations for any new Westerns, and when these expectations were inverted, the audience laughed. Perhaps the earliest parody film was the 1922 "Mud and Sand", a Stan Laurel film that made fun of Rudolph Valentino's film "Blood and Sand". Laurel specialized in parodies in the mid-1920s, writing and acting in a number of them. Some were send-ups of popular films, such as "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"—parodied in the comic "Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde" (1926). Others were spoofs of Broadway plays, such as "No, No, Nanette" (1925), parodied as "Yes,
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (character) at the hospital where Jekyll is employed, Lucy, and Stride. Robert Cuccioli originated the role(s) for the first U.S. tour in 1995, and on Broadway in 1997. Other notable actors to play the role(s) include: Jack Wagner, David Hasselhoff, Rob Evan, and Constantine Maroulis in the 2013 revival. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (character) Dr. Henry Jekyll and his alternative personality, Mr. Edward Hyde, is a fictional character in Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde". He is the title character, but the main protagonist is Gabriel John Utterson. Dr. Henry Jekyll feels he