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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Abbott 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).
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Abbott Emma Abbott] - (December 9, 1850 - January 5, 1891) Operatic soprano from Chicago, Illinois.


*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Abott 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.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Abott Bessie Abott] (1878-February 9, 1919) Born Bessie Pickens in Heuvelton, New York.  


*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Adelaide_Fowle_Adams 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.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Adelaide_Fowle_Adams Florence Adelaide Fowle Adams] (October 15, 1863 - July 31, 1916) Born Florence Adelaide Fowle in Chelsea, Massachusetts.


*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maude_Adams 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).
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maude_Adams Maude Adams] (November 11, 1872 - July 17, 1953) Born Maude Ewing Adams Kiskadden in Salt Lake City, Utah.  


*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne_Adams 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).
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne_Adams Suzanne Adams] (November 28, 1872 - February 5, 1953) Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts.


*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Adler Sara Adler] (May 26, 1858 - April 28, 1953) Born Sara Levitskaya in Odessa, Ukraine, Russian Empire.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Adler Sara Adler] (May 26, 1858 - April 28, 1953) Born Sara Levitskaya in Odessa, Ukraine, Russian Empire.


*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ullie_Akerstrom Ullie Akerstrom] (March 17, 1864 - August 10, 1941) Born Ulrika Akerstrom in New York City, she was a dancer, actress and playwrite.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ullie_Akerstrom Ullie Akerstrom] (March 17, 1864 - August 10, 1941) Born Ulrika Akerstrom in New York City.


*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_Alberti Viola Alberti] (July 10, 1871 - May 8, 1957) Born Mary Viola Alberti in Lewistown, Pennsylvania.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_Alberti Viola Alberti] (July 10, 1871 - May 8, 1957) Born Mary Viola Alberti in Lewistown, Pennsylvania.


*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_Allen 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.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_Allen Viola Allen] (October 27, 1867 - May 9, 1948) Born Viola Emily Allen in Huntsville, Alabama.


*[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.


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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Bancker 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/Charlotte_Mary_Sanford_Barnes Charlotte Mary Sanford Barnes] (1818 - April 14, 1863) Born in Massachusettes, Barnes was an American actress and playwrite.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Mary_Sanford_Barnes Charlotte Mary Sanford Barnes] (1818 - April 14, 1863) Born in Massachusetts.
*[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/Ethel_Barrymore Ethel Barrymore] (August 15, 1879 - June 18, 1959) Born Ethel Mae Blythe in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
*[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.
*[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.
*[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/Kate_Josephine_Bateman Kate Josephine Bateman Crowe] (October 7, 1842 - April 8, 1917) Born Kate Josephine Bateman in Baltimore, Maryland.
*[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.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Frances_Bateman Sidney Frances Bateman] (March 29, 1823 - January 13, 1881) Born Sidney Frances Cowell in England.
*[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/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.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Bates Blanche Bates] (August 25, 1873 - December 25, 1941) Born in Portland, Oregon.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Bates Blanche Bates] (August 25, 1873 - December 25, 1941) Born in Portland, Oregon.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nora_Bayes 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 Nora Bayes] (October 3, 1880 - March 19, 1928) Born Rachel Eleanora Goldberg in Chicago, Illinois.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Beaudet 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 Louise Beaudet] (December 5, 1859 - December 31, 1947) Born Marie Louise Anna Beaudet in Lothbiniere, Quebec, Canada.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Beaudet Rose Beaudet] (1862 - 1947) Born Eliza Lang in Stockton, California near San Francisco.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Beaudet Rose Beaudet] (1862 - 1947) Born Eliza Lang in Stockton, California near San Francisco.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Joyce_Bell 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 Laura Joyce Bell] (May 1854 - May 30, 1904) Born Laura Joyce Maskell in London, England.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_West_Bignall 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 Ann West Bignall] (1760's - 1805) Born Ann West.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Bingham Amelia Bingham] (March 20, 1869 - September 1, 1927) Born Amelia Swilley Bingham in Hicksville, Ohio.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Bingham Amelia Bingham] (March 20, 1869 - September 1, 1927) Born Amelia Swilley Bingham in Hicksville, Ohio.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitty_Blanchard Kitty Blanchard] (1847 - December 14, 1911) Born Elizabeth Blanchard from Pennsylvania.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitty_Blanchard Kitty Blanchard] (1847 - December 14, 1911) Born Elizabeth Blanchard from Pennsylvania.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillian_Blauvelt 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 Lillian Blauvelt] (1873 - 1947) Born in New York City.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Bloodgood Clara Bloodgood] (August 23, 1870 - December 5, 1907) Born in Long Branch, New Jersey.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Bloodgood Clara Bloodgood] (August 23, 1870 - December 5, 1907) Born in Long Branch, New Jersey.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Bonner_(19th_century_actress) 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) 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/Jessie_Bonstelle 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 Jessie Bonstelle] (November 1871 - October 14, 1932) Born Laura Justine Bonstelle in Greece, New York.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Booth 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 Agnes Booth] (October 4, 1843 - January 2, 1910) Born Marian Agnes Land Rookes in Sydney, New South Wales.  
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Crocker_Bowers 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 Elizabeth Crocker Bowers] (March 12, 1830 - November 6, 1895) Born in Stamford, Connecticut and professionally known as Mrs. D.P. Bowers.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Brookyn May Brookyn] (1854/59 - February 15, 1894) Born in Greater London, England.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Brookyn May Brookyn] (1854/59 - February 15, 1894) Born in Greater London, England.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cora_Urquhart_Brown-Potter 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 Cora Urquhart Brown-Potter] (May 15, 1857 - February 12, 1936) Born Mary Cora Urquhart in New Orleans, Louisiana.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Marie_Burns 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 Nellie Marie Burns] (1850s - June 16, 1897) Born Ellen Marie Sherman in Waltham, Massachusetts.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Burroughs Marie Burroughs] (1866 - March 4, 1926) Born Lillie Arrington in San Jose, California.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Burroughs Marie Burroughs] (1866 - March 4, 1926) Born Lillie Arrington in San Jose, California.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_Busley 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 Jessie Busley] (1869 - 1950)
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Hildreth_Butler 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 Sarah Hildreth Butler] (August 17, 1816 - April 8, 1876) Born Sarah Jones Hildreth in Dracut, Massachusetts.


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Revision as of 15:06, 29 May 2020

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  • Emma Abbott - (December 9, 1850 - January 5, 1891) Operatic soprano from Chicago, Illinois.
  • Bessie Abott (1878-February 9, 1919) Born Bessie Pickens in Heuvelton, New York.
  • Maude Adams (November 11, 1872 - July 17, 1953) Born Maude Ewing Adams Kiskadden in Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Suzanne Adams (November 28, 1872 - February 5, 1953) Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Mary Anderson (July 28, 1859 - May 29, 1940) Born Mary Antoinette Anderson in Sacramento, California.

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  • Emily Bancker (1861/62 - June 5, 1897)
  • Charlotte Mary Sanford Barnes (1818 - April 14, 1863) Born in Massachusetts.
  • Ethel Barrymore (August 15, 1879 - June 18, 1959) Born Ethel Mae Blythe in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • 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.
  • Sidney Frances Bateman (March 29, 1823 - January 13, 1881) Born Sidney Frances Cowell in England.
  • Virginia Frances Bateman (January 1, 1853 - May 4, 1940) Born in New York, she was also known as Mrs. Edward Compton and Virginia Mackenzie.
  • 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.
  • Louise Beaudet (December 5, 1859 - December 31, 1947) Born Marie Louise Anna Beaudet in Lothbiniere, Quebec, Canada.
  • 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.
  • Ann West Bignall (1760's - 1805) Born Ann West.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Agnes Booth (October 4, 1843 - January 2, 1910) Born Marian Agnes Land Rookes in Sydney, New South Wales.
  • Elizabeth Crocker Bowers (March 12, 1830 - November 6, 1895) Born in Stamford, Connecticut and professionally known as Mrs. D.P. Bowers.
  • 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.
  • Nellie Marie Burns (1850s - June 16, 1897) Born Ellen Marie Sherman in Waltham, Massachusetts.
  • Marie Burroughs (1866 - March 4, 1926) Born Lillie Arrington in San Jose, California.
  • Jessie Busley (1869 - 1950)
  • Sarah Hildreth Butler (August 17, 1816 - April 8, 1876) Born Sarah Jones Hildreth in Dracut, Massachusetts.

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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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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Peggy O'Neil (June 16, 1898 - January 7, 1960) Born in Gneeveguilla, County Kerry, Ireland, she was an Irish-American stage and film actress.
  • 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.
  • 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).

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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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