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Sarah Bernhardt (French: [saʁa bɛʁnɑʁt]; [note 1] born Henriette-Rosine Bernard; 22 October 1844 – 26 March 1923) was a French stage actress who starred in some of the most popular French plays of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils, Ruy Blas by Victor Hugo, Fédora and La Tosca by Victorien Sardou, and L'Aiglon by Edmond Rostand.
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Lillian Russell (born Helen Louise Leonard; December 4, 1860 or 1861 [1] – June 6, 1922) was an American actress and singer. She became one of the most famous actresses and singers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, praised for her beauty and style, as well as for her voice and stage presence.
Actor Adolph Caesar died of a heart attack on the set of the film Tough Guys. Actress Edith Webster died onstage from a heart attack while performing her death scene in the play The Drunkard, in a lodge in Baltimore. The role called for her to sing "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" and then slump to the floor, which she did. [35] 1987:
Sarah Thorne (10 May 1836 – 27 February 1899) was a British actress and actress-manager of the 19th century who managed the Theatre Royal at Margate for many years. She ran a school for acting there which is widely regarded as Britain's first formal drama school. [1] The Sarah Thorne Theatre Club in Broadstairs is named in her memory.
Maude Ewing Adams Kiskadden (November 11, 1872 – July 17, 1953), known professionally as Maude Adams, was an American actress and stage designer who achieved her greatest success as the character Peter Pan, first playing the role in the 1905 Broadway production of Peter Pan; or, The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up. [1]
Margaret Hughes (29 May 1630 – 1 October 1719), also Peg Hughes or Margaret Hewes, was an English actress who is often credited as the first professional actress on the English stage, as a result of her appearance on 8 December 1660.
Bancroft was born at Doncaster, and as a child appeared on the stage with her parents, who were both actors.Although her birth date is usually given as 1839, in fact she was born in 1836; she appeared as a 6-year-old at the Norwich Theatre on 14 May 1842, reciting a 120-line poem from memory. [1]