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.
Nora Bayes (October 3, 1880 - March 19, 1928) Born Rachel Eleanora Goldberg in Chicago, Illinois. She was a singer, actress, and comedian.
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.
Rose Beaudet (1862 - 1947) Born Eliza Lang in Stockton, California near San Francisco.
Laura Joyce Bell (May 1854 - May 30, 1904) Born Laura Joyce Maskell in London, England. Played at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
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.
Amelia Bingham (March 20, 1869 - September 1, 1927) Born Amelia Swilley Bingham in Hicksville, Ohio.
Kitty Blanchard (1847 - December 14, 1911) Born Elizabeth Blanchard from Pennsylvania.
Lillian Blauvelt (1873 - 1947) Born in New York City, Lillian was an opera singer. Played at the Royal Albert Hall and Carnegie Hall.
Clara Bloodgood (August 23, 1870 - December 5, 1907) Born in Long Branch, New Jersey.
Marjorie Bonner (d. November 15, 1895) Born Catherine F. Goodwin and not associated with Marjorie Bonner of the Ziegfeld Follies.
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.
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).
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).
May Brookyn (1854/59 - February 15, 1894) Born in Greater London, England.
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.
Nellie Marie Burns (1850s - June 16, 1897) Born Ellen Marie Sherman in Waltham, Massachusetts. Stage actress until her marriage to Thomas N. Burns.
Marie Burroughs (1866 - March 4, 1926) Born Lillie Arrington in San Jose, California.
Jessie Busley (1869 - 1950) Played in Garrick Theatre, Daly's Theatre, and productions of The Winter's Tale and Twelfth Night.
Sarah Hildreth Butler (August 17, 1816 - April 8, 1876) Born Sarah Jones Hildreth in Dracut, Massachusetts. Retired from stage performance after marriage.

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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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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.
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.

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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.
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.

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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.
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).
Vera Freeman (1865 - 1896)

Mary Ann Vincent (September 18, 1818 - September 4, 1887) Born in Portsmouth, England.
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.

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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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