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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Anderson_(actress,_born_1859) Mary Anderson] (July 28, 1859 - May 29, 1940) Born Mary Antoinette Anderson in Sacramento, California. Later became Mary Anderson de Nevarro. Played Lady MacBeth in 1877, Romeo and Juliet (1884), The Winter's Tale double role of Perdita and Hermione (1887)
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Anderson_(actress,_born_1859) Mary Anderson] (July 28, 1859 - May 29, 1940) Born Mary Antoinette Anderson in Sacramento, California. Later became Mary Anderson de Nevarro. Played Lady MacBeth in 1877, Romeo and Juliet (1884), The Winter's Tale double role of Perdita and Hermione (1887)
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*Emily Bancker (1861/62 - June 5, 1897)
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Bancker Emily Bancker] (1861/62 - June 5, 1897)
**https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Bancker
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Mary_Sanford_Barnes Charlotte Mary Sanford Barnes] (1818 - April 14, 1863) Born in Massachusettes, Barnes was an American actress and playwrite.
*Charlotte Mary Sanford Barnes (1818 - April 14, 1863) Born in Massachusettes, Barnes was an American actress and playwrite.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Barrymore Ethel Barrymore] (August 15, 1879 - June 18, 1959) Born Ethel Mae Blythe in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was a member of the Barrymore family of actors. Played in the Garrick Theatre in London's West End in 1901. Played Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (1922).
**https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Mary_Sanford_Barnes
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Bateman Isabel Bateman] (December 28, 1854 - 1934) Born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Played Desdemona in Othello at the Lyceum theatre, London.
*Ethel Barrymore (August 15, 1879 - June 18, 1959) Born Ethel Mae Blythe in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was a member of the Barrymore family of actors. Played in the Garrick Theatre in London's West End in 1901. Played Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (1922).
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Josephine_Bateman Kate Josephine Bateman Crowe] (October 7, 1842 - April 8, 1917) Born Kate Josephine Bateman in Baltimore, Maryland. Performed excerpts from Shakespeare's plays around the country with her sister Ellen.
**https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Barrymore
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Frances_Bateman Sidney Frances Bateman] (March 29, 1823 - January 13, 1881) Born Sidney Frances Cowell in England. Referenced with Henry Irving. She became manager of the Sadler's Wells Theatre.
*Isabel Bateman (December 28, 1854 - 1934) Born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Played Desdemona in Othello at the Lyceum theatre, London.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Frances_Bateman Virginia Frances Bateman] (January 1, 1853 - May 4, 1940) Born in New York, she was also known as Mrs. Edward Compton and Virginia Mackenzie. Played with Henry Irving.
**https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Bateman
*Kate Josephine Bateman Crowe (October 7, 1842 - April 8, 1917) Born Kate Josephine Bateman in Baltimore, Maryland. Performed excerpts from Shakespeare's plays around the country with her sister Ellen.
**https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Josephine_Bateman
*Sidney Frances Bateman (March 29, 1823 - January 13, 1881) Born Sidney Frances Cowell in England. Referenced with Henry Irving. She became manager of the Sadler's Wells Theatre.
**https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Frances_Bateman
*Virginia Frances Bateman (January 1, 1853 - May 4, 1940) Born in New York, she was also known as Mrs. Edward Compton and Virginia Mackenzie. Played with Henry Irving.
**https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Frances_Bateman
*Blanche Bates (August 25, 1873 - December 25, 1941) Born in Portland, Oregon.
*Blanche Bates (August 25, 1873 - December 25, 1941) Born in Portland, Oregon.
**https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Bates
**https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Bates

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  • Emma Abbott - (December 9, 1850 - January 5, 1891) Operatic soprano from Chicago, Illinois. Played at the Royal Opera in London, Covent Garden. Returned to America and founded the Abbott English Opera Company with her husband Eugene Wetherell. Sang in the Abbott English Opera Company as Juliette in Charles Gounod's Romeo et Juliette (1867).
  • Bessie Abott (1878-February 9, 1919) Born Bessie Pickens in Heuvelton, New York. American operatic soprano who made her professional debut at Pickens Hall (built by her grandfather, John Pickens Sr.). Performed in Charles Gounod's Romeo et Juliette as Juliette.
  • Florence Adelaide Fowle Adams (October 15, 1863 - July 31, 1916) Born Florence Adelaide Fowle in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Dramatic reader and teacher at the Boston School of Oratory.
  • Maude Adams (November 11, 1872 - July 17, 1953) Born Maude Ewing Adams Kiskadden in Salt Lake City, Utah. Greatest success as Peter Pan on Broadway, 1905. Portrayed Juliet in Romeo and Juliet in (1899), Portia in The Merchant of Venice (1931), and Maria in Twelfth Night (1934).
  • Suzanne Adams (November 28, 1872 - February 5, 1953) Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, debuted at the Paris Opera in 1894/1895 in Charles Gounod's Romeo et Juliette. Appeared at Covent Garden in London as Hero in C.V. Stanford's Much Ado About Nothing (1898).
  • Sara Adler (May 26, 1858 - April 28, 1953) Born Sara Levitskaya in Odessa, Ukraine, Russian Empire.
  • Ullie Akerstrom (March 17, 1864 - August 10, 1941) Born Ulrika Akerstrom in New York City, she was a dancer, actress and playwrite.
  • Viola Alberti (July 10, 1871 - May 8, 1957) Born Mary Viola Alberti in Lewistown, Pennsylvania.
  • Viola Allen (October 27, 1867 - May 9, 1948) Born Viola Emily Allen in Huntsville, Alabama, she played leading roles in Shakespeare and other plays. Twelfth Night, A Winter's Tale, As you Like It (1911). Played the roles of Cordelia and Desdemona, among others.
  • Mary Anderson (July 28, 1859 - May 29, 1940) Born Mary Antoinette Anderson in Sacramento, California. Later became Mary Anderson de Nevarro. Played Lady MacBeth in 1877, Romeo and Juliet (1884), The Winter's Tale double role of Perdita and Hermione (1887)

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  • Isabel Irving (February 18, 1871 - September 1, 1944) Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Played the role of Audrey in As You Like It, Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Merry Wives of Windsor.

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