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Identifier: whoswhoinmusicdr00hana (find matches)
Title: Who's who in music and drama : an encyclopedia of biography of notable men and women in music and the drama
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Hanaford, Harry Prescott Hines, Dixie
Subjects: Theater Musicians
Publisher: New York : H.P. Hanaford
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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with cos. in which her fatherwas leading comedian until 1896. En-tered vaudeville 1897, debut beingmade in Chicago under late John D.Hopkins. After several successfulseasons, appeared with her husband,George Felix, in a vaudeville sketchat Springfield, Mass., and subsequent-ly throughout the country at leadingvaudeville houses, 1901, and untilOct. 10, 1910, at Orpheum, St. Paul,after which they appeared as sep-arate acts, her own being a clevercombination of songs and dances inwhich she won success. Permanentaddress: 77 Bay 32nd St., Benson-hurst, Brooklyn, N. Y. BARRYMORE, Ethel (Mrs. Russell G.Colt)—Actress. Born Philadelphia, Aug. 15, 1879;ed. in native city. Her father waslate Maurice Barrymore, celebratedAmerican actor, while her motherwas equally famous, being GeorgieDrew. Her uncle is John Drew, andJohn and Lionel Barrymore, all wellknown professionally, are <her broth-ers. Her first recorded stage appear-ance was as Julia in The Rivals, ina oo. wiiereim Joton Drew and 32
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Bar WHOS WHO IN MUSIC AND DRAMA Bat Maude Adams were appearing-, Em-pire, New York, Jan. 25, 1894. Thefew words that she spoke on this oc-casion seemed to awaken her dram,instinct, and she later appearedas Kate Fennell in The Bau-ble Shop, Empire, New York, Sept. 11,1894. She then appeared as Kather-ine in That Imprudent Young- Couple,Empire, New York, Sept. 23, 1895; asZoe in The Squire of Dames, Palm-ers, New York, Jan. 8, 1895; asNellie Colt in Christopher, Jr., Em-pire, New York, Oct. 7, 1895; asPriscilla with John Drew and MaudeAdams in Rosemary, same play-house, Aug. 31, 1896; as Miss Kit-triidge with William Gillette in SecretService, Adelphi, London, May 15,1897; as Annette with Henry Irvingin The Bells, on tour through Eng-lish provinces, 1897; as Euphrosonewith Henry Irving in Peter theGreat, Lyceum, London, Jan. 1, 1898;las Madeline with Annie Russell(in Catherine, Garrick, New York,Oct. 24, 1898; at same playhouse, asStella de Gex in His Excellency theGovernor, Feb. 18, 19

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