List of American women in 19th century theater: Difference between revisions

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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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Emily Bancker (1861/62 - June 5, 1897)
Charlotte Mary Sanford Barnes (1818 - April 14, 1863) Born in Massachusettes, Barnes was an American actress and playwrite.
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).
Isabel Bateman (December 28, 1854 - 1934) Born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Played Desdemona in Othello at the Lyceum theatre, London.
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.
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.
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.
Blanche Bates (August 25, 1873 - December 25, 1941) Born in Portland, Oregon.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Bates
Nora Bayes (October 3, 1880 - March 19, 1928) Born Rachel Eleanora Goldberg in Chicago, Illinois. She was a singer, actress, and comedian.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nora_Bayes
Louise Beaudet (December 5, 1859 - December 31, 1947) Born Marie Louise Anna Beaudet in Lothbiniere, Quebec, Canada. Discovered by Frank Drew of the Drew-Barrymore family.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Beaudet
Rose Beaudet (1862 - 1947) Born Eliza Lang in Stockton, California near San Francisco.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Beaudet
Laura Joyce Bell (May 1854 - May 30, 1904) Born Laura Joyce Maskell in London, England. Played at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Joyce_Bell
Ann West Bignall (1760's - 1805) Born Ann West. Daughter of the founder of the Virginia Company, also known as the Virginia Comedians and South Carolina Company. A favorite of Aaron Burr.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_West_Bignall
Amelia Bingham (March 20, 1869 - September 1, 1927) Born Amelia Swilley Bingham in Hicksville, Ohio.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Bingham
Kitty Blanchard (1847 - December 14, 1911) Born Elizabeth Blanchard from Pennsylvania.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitty_Blanchard
Lillian Blauvelt (1873 - 1947) Born in New York City, Lillian was an opera singer. Played at the Royal Albert Hall and Carnegie Hall.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillian_Blauvelt
Clara Bloodgood (August 23, 1870 - December 5, 1907) Born in Long Branch, New Jersey.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Bloodgood
Marjorie Bonner (d. November 15, 1895) Born Catherine F. Goodwin and not associated with Marjorie Bonner of the Ziegfeld Follies.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Bonner_(19th_century_actress)
Jessie Bonstelle (November 1871 - October 14, 1932) Born Laura Justine Bonstelle in Greece, New York. Described as "one of the pioneering women stage directors in the early twentieth century." Was a member in Augustin Daly's company. Had a stake in the Garrick Theater, but sold it in 1924. Did a production of Romeo and Juliet (1926) and Hamlet (1927). Opened one of America's first civic theaters called Bonstelle's Playhouse.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_Bonstelle
Agnes Booth (October 4, 1843 - January 2, 1910) Born Marian Agnes Land Rookes in Sydney, New South Wales. In-law of the Booth brothers, having married Junius Brutus Booth, Jr. Played in Romeo and Juliet (1874).
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Booth
Elizabeth Crocker Bowers (March 12, 1830 - November 6, 1895) Born in Stamford, Connecticut and professionally known as Mrs. D.P. Bowers. Sister of actress Sarah Crocker Conway. In 1863, she played Juliet and Lady Macbeth at the Winter Garden (no longer in existence).
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Crocker_Bowers
May Brookyn (1854/59 - February 15, 1894) Born in Greater London, England.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Brookyn
Cora Urquhart Brown-Potter (May 15, 1857 - February 12, 1936) Born Mary Cora Urquhart in New Orleans, Louisiana. Stage debut at Theatre Royal in Brighton.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cora_Urquhart_Brown-Potter
Nellie Marie Burns (1850s - June 16, 1897) Born Ellen Marie Sherman in Waltham, Massachusetts. Stage actress until her marriage to Thomas N. Burns.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Marie_Burns
Marie Burroughs (1866 - March 4, 1926) Born Lillie Arrington in San Jose, California.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Burroughs
Jessie Busley (1869 - 1950) Played in Garrick Theatre, Daly's Theatre, and productions of The Winter's Tale and Twelfth Night.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_Busley
Sarah Hildreth Butler (August 17, 1816 - April 8, 1876) Born Sarah Jones Hildreth in Dracut, Massachusetts. Retired from stage performance after marriage.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Hildreth_Butler

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Marie Cahill
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Cahill
Georgia Caine
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Caine
Beatrice Cameron
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_Cameron
Mrs. Leslie Carter
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs._Leslie_Carter
Emma Carus
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Carus
Louise Carver
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Carver
Georgia Cayvan
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Cayvan
Henrietta Baker Chanfrau
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Baker_Chanfrau
Beatrice Chanler
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_Chanler
Caroline Chapman
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Chapman
Edythe Chapman
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edythe_Chapman
Charlotte Baldwin
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Baldwin
Alfreda Chippendale
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfreda_Chippendale
Gertrude Claire
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Claire
Ada Clare
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Clare
Marguerite Clark
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marguerite_Clark
Kate Claxton
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Claxton
Viola Katherine Clemmons
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_Katherine_Clemmons
Josephine Clifton
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_Clifton
Ella Maria Dietz Clymer
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Maria_Dietz_Clymer
Laura Sedgwick Collins
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Sedgwick_Collins
Nanette Comstock
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanette_Comstock
Ida Conquest
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Conquest
Sarah Crocker Conway
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Crocker_Conway
Ethyle Cooke
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethyle_Cooke
Mabelle Gilman Corey
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabelle_Gilman_Corey
Mae Costello
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mae_Costello
Lotta Crabtree
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotta_Crabtree
Marcella Craft
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcella_Craft
Maida Craigen
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maida_Craigen
Laura Hope Crews
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Hope_Crews
Eliza Crisp
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Crisp
Henrietta Crosman
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Crosman
Charlotte Cushman
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Cushman
Pauline Cushman
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Cushman
Susan Webb Cushman
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Webb_Cushman

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Margaret Dale (actress)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Dale_(actress)
Helen Dauvray
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Dauvray
Alice Davenport
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Davenport
Milla Davenport
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milla_Davenport
Phoebe Davies
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebe_Davies
Fay Davis
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fay_Davis
Henrietta Vinton Davis
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Vinton_Davis
Jessie Bartlett Davis
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_Bartlett_Davis
May de Sousa
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_Bartlett_Davis
Julia Dean (actress, born 1830)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Dean_(actress,_born_1830)
Camille D'elmar
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_D%27elmar
Kate Denin
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Denin
Susan Denin
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Denin
Laura Don
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Don
Frances Ann Denny Drake
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Ann_Denny_Drake
Virginia Dreher
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Dreher
Louise Dresser
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Dresser
Dorothy Drew
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Drew
Georgiana Drew
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgiana_Drew
Louisa Lane Drew
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisa_Lane_Drew
Helen Dunbar
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Dunbar
Minnie Dupree
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnie_Dupree
Maud Durbin
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_Durbin

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Virginia Earle
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Earle
Elise, Countess of Edla
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elise,_Countess_of_Edla
Maxine Elliott
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxine_Elliott
Edith Ellis (playwright)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Ellis_(playwright)
Effie Ellsler
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effie_Ellsler
Agnes Ethel
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Ethel
Lizzie Evans
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzie_Evans
Pearl Eytinge
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Eytinge
Rose Eytinge
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Eytinge

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Maude Fealy
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maude_Fealy
Elsie Ferguson
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsie_Ferguson
Bijou Fernandez
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bijou_Fernandez
Eliza Riddle Field
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Riddle_Field
Kate Field
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Field
Margarita Fischer
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margarita_Fischer
Minnie Maddern Fiske
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnie_Maddern_Fiske
Harriet Ford
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Ford
Louise Woodworth Foss
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Woodworth_Foss
Della Fox
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Della_Fox
Frances Denny Drake
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Denny_Drake
Irene Franklin
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irene_Franklin
Olive Fremstad
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_Fremstad
Emma Sheridan Fry
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Sheridan_Fry

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Minna Gale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minna_Gale
Bertha Galland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_Galland
Grace George https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_George
Effie Germon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effie_Germon
Sylvia Gerrish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Gerrish
Amelia Holman Gilfert https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Holman_Gilfert
Lulu Glaser https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lulu_Glaser
Katherine Grey (actress) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Grey_(actress)
Louise Gunning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Gunning

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Louise Closser Hale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Closser_Hale
Laura Nelson Hall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Nelson_Hall
Pauline Hall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Hall
Elizabeth Hamblin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Hamblin
Virginia Harned https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Harned
Alice Harrison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Harrison
Percy Haswell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Haswell
Ella Hattan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Hattan
Grace Henderson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Henderson
Ogarita Booth Henderson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogarita_Booth_Henderson
Beatrice Herford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_Herford
Adrienne McNeil Herndon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrienne_McNeil_Herndon
Chrystal Herne https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrystal_Herne
Bijou Heron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bijou_Heron
Matilda Heron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda_Heron
Mabel Hite https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabel_Hite
Edna Wallace Hopper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edna_Wallace_Hopper
Kate Horn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Horn
Jean Hosmer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Hosmer
Lotty Hough https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotty_Hough
Jobyna Howland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jobyna_Howland
Caroline Miskel Hoyt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Miskel_Hoyt
Hyers Sisters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyers_Sisters

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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.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Irving

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Ethel Jackson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Jackson
Fanny Janauschek https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Janauschek
Elsie Janis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsie_Janis
Marie Jansen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Jansen
Cornelia Frances Jefferson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelia_Frances_Jefferson
Maud Jeffries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_Jeffries
Izetta Jewel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izetta_Jewel
Susan Johnstone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Johnstone
Avonia Jones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avonia_Jones
Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda_Sissieretta_Joyner_Jones
Pauline Joran https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Joran

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Florence Kahn (actress) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Kahn_(actress)
Bertha Kalich https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_Kalich
Kathleen Kerrigan (actress) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Kerrigan_(actress)
Kathryn Kidder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathryn_Kidder
Jennie Kimball https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennie_Kimball
Sarah Kirby-Stark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Kirby-Stark
Mrs. Edward Knight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs._Edward_Knight

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Lucille La Verne https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_La_Verne
La Sylphe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Sylphe
Paulina Lavitz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulina_Lavitz
Lillian Lawrence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillian_Lawrence
Louise Le Baron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Le_Baron
Sarah Cowell Le Moyne https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Cowell_Le_Moyne
Jennie Lee (American actress) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennie_Lee_(American_actress)
Lillian Lee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillian_Lee
Mercedes Leigh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Leigh
Amy Leslie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Leslie
Elsie Leslie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsie_Leslie
Annie Lewis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Lewis
Clara Lipman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Lipman
Keni Liptzin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keni_Liptzin
Little Tuesday https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Tuesday
Eliza Logan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Logan
Olive Logan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_Logan
Marion Lorne https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Lorne

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Annie Mack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Mack
Jessie Mackaye https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_Mackaye
Marietta Judah https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marietta_Judah
Julia Marlowe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Marlowe
Mary Maurice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Maurice
Olive May https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_May
Kate Mayhew https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Mayhew
Margaret Mayo (playwright) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Mayo_(playwright)
Mollie McConnell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mollie_McConnell
Nancy McIntosh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_McIntosh
Margaret McWade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_McWade
Rose Melville https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Melville
Adah Isaacs Menken https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adah_Isaacs_Menken
Ann Brunton Merry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Brunton_Merry
Maggie Mitchell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_Mitchell
Helena Modjeska https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Modjeska
Virginia Monier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Monier
Annabelle Moore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annabelle_Moore
Polly Moran https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polly_Moran
Jane Morgan (actress) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Morgan_(actress)
Giuseppina Morlacchi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppina_Morlacchi
Clara Morris https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Morris
Anna Cora Mowatt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Cora_Mowatt

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Miriam Nesbitt (September 14, 1873 - August 11, 1954) Born in Chicago, Illinois, she became a stage and film actress.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_Nesbitt
Alice Nielsen (June 7, 1872 - March 8, 1943) Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Alice became a Broadway performer and opera singer. Performed Mozart at Covent Garden.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Nielsen

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Alice Oates (September 22, 1849 - January 10, 1887) Born Alice Merritt in Nashville, Tennessee, she became an actress, theatre manager and pioneer of American musical theatre.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Oates
Maude Odell (November 10, 1870 - February 27, 1939) Born in Beaufort, South Carolina, she was also known as Maude O'Dell, Tillie Doremus and Maude Odell Doremus.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maude_Odell
Peggy O'Neil (June 16, 1898 - January 7, 1960) Born in Gneeveguilla, County Kerry, Ireland, she was an Irish-American stage and film actress.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_O%27Neil
Julie Opp (January 28, 1871 - April 9, 1921) Born in New York ity, she was an American stage actress. She played the roles of Hymen and Rosalind in productions of As You Like It.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Opp
Elita Proctor Otis (1851/1860 - August 10, 1927) Born in Cleveland, Ohio. Played the role of Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1909 film).
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elita_Proctor_Otis

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Mabel Paige https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabel_Paige
Minnie Palmer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnie_Palmer
Charlotte Blair Parker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Blair_Parker
Jane Peyton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Peyton
Annie Pixley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Pixley
Charlotte Wrighten Placide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Wrighten_Placide
Jane Placide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Placide
Eliza Poe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Poe
Madame Ponisi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_Ponisi
Lily Post https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily_Post
Kate Price (actress) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Price_(actress)
Eva Puck https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Puck

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Lulah Ragsdale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lulah_Ragsdale
Jessie Ralph https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_Ralph
Phyllis Rankin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllis_Rankin
Dora Knowlton Ranous https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dora_Knowlton_Ranous
Kate Raymond https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Raymond
Olive Redpath https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_Redpath
Ada Rehan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Rehan
Carrie Reynolds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_Reynolds
Fanny Rice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Rice
Emily Rigl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Rigl
Blanche Ring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Ring
Annie Robe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Robe
Florence Roberts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Roberts
Florence Roberts (actress) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Roberts_(actress,_born_1871)
May Robson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Robson
Genevieve Rogers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genevieve_Rogers
Rose Sydell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Sydell
Isadore Rush https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isadore_Rush
Ada Dwyer Russell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Dwyer_Russell
Annie Russell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Russell
Lillian Russell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillian_Russell

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Josie Sadler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josie_Sadler
Julia Sanderson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Sanderson
Sibyl Sanderson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibyl_Sanderson
Zelda Sears https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelda_Sears
Evelyn Selbie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Selbie
Selene Johnson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selene_Johnson
Effie Shannon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effie_Shannon
Truly Shattuck https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truly_Shattuck
Charlotte Shelby https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Shelby
Sydney Shields https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Shields
Catherine Norton Sinclair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Norton_Sinclair
Beverley Sitgreaves https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverley_Sitgreaves
Rose Stahl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Stahl
Genevieve Stebbins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genevieve_Stebbins
Rowena Granice Steele https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowena_Granice_Steele

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Edith Taliaferro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Taliaferro
Fay Templeton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fay_Templeton
Gertrude Thanhouser https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Thanhouser
Bessie Thomashefsky https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Thomashefsky
Minnie Tittell Brune https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnie_Tittell_Brune
Helen Tracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Tracy
Sarah Truax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Truax
Carrie Turner (actress) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_Turner_(actress)
Florence Turner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Turner
Odette Tyler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odette_Tyler
Elizabeth Tyree https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Tyree

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Geraldine Ulmar (June 23, 1862 - August 13, 1932) Born Annie Geraldine Ulmar in Charlestown, Massachusetts.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geraldine_Ulmar
Isabelle Urquhart (December 9, 1865 - February 7, 1907) Born in New York City, she worked in musical comedy and opera. Signed on to play in Augustin Daly's company in 1882-1883.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabelle_Urquhart

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Grace Van Studdiford (January 8, 1873 - January 29, 1927) Born Grace Quivey in North Manchester, Indiana, she was an American opera singer and actress.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Van_Studdiford
Marie van Zandt (October 8 1858 - December 31, 1919) Born in Manhatta, New York City, she was an American soprano opera singer. Appeared at Covent Garden (1879).
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_van_Zandt
Vera Freeman (1865 - 1896)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Freeman

Mary Ann Vincent (September 18, 1818 - September 4, 1887) Born in Portsmouth, England.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ann_Vincent
Annie Von Behren (1857 - November 30, 1882) Born in New York City, she became a stage actress in 1876 after working at a dry goods store in Brooklyn.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Von_Behren

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Marie Wainwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Wainwright
Charlotte Walker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Walker
Aida Overton Walker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aida_Overton_Walker
Blanche Walsh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Walsh
Fannie Ward https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fannie_Ward
Helen Ware https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Ware
Ida Waterman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Waterman
Stella Weaver https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_Weaver
Mary E. Webb https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_E._Webb
Rebecca Weintraub https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Weintraub
Lucille Western https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_Western
Helen Westley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Westley
Sarah Wheatley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Wheatley
Blanche Whiffen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Whiffen
Whitman Sisters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitman_Sisters
Dora Wiley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dora_Wiley
Bertha M. Wilson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_M._Wilson
Jennie Worrell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennie_Worrell

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Ellen Beach Yaw (September 14, 1869 - September 9, 1947) Born near Buffalo, New York.
Annie Yeamans (November 19, 1835 - March 3, 1912) Born Annie Griffiths Yeamans outside of the United States.
May Yohé (April 6, 1866 - August 29, 1938) Born Mary Augusta Yohe in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania she was a musical actress.
Rida Johnson Young (February 28, 1875 - May 8, 1926) Born in Baltimore, Maryland she was a playwrite.

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-**https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Beach_Yaw
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Yeamans Annie Yeamans] (November 19, 1835 - March 3, 1912) Born Annie Griffiths Yeamans outside of the United States.
-*Annie Yeamans (November 19, 1835 - March 3, 1912) Born Annie Griffiths Yeamans outside of the United States.
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-**https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Yeamans
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rida_Johnson_Young Rida Johnson Young] (February 28, 1875 - May 8, 1926) Born in Baltimore, Maryland she was a playwrite.
-*May Yohé (April 6, 1866 - August 29, 1938) Born Mary Augusta Yohe in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania she was a musical actress.
-**https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Yoh%C3%A9
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-**https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rida_Johnson_Young
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