Henrietta Baker Chanfrau
Henrietta Baker Chanfrau | |
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 Chanfrau, between 1855 and 1865. | |
| Born | Henrietta Baker 1837 |
| Died | 1909 |
| Other names | Jeannette Davis |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Frank Chanfrau (1858-1884; his death) |
Henrietta Baker Chanfrau (1837–1909) was an American stage actress.
Born Jeannette Davis in Philadelphia, before her marriage her stage name was Henrietta Baker.[1] She made her début as a vocalist during the summer of 1854 at the in Philadelphia under the management of Professor Mueller.[citation needed]
Her first appearance at a regular theatre was at the city museum on September 9, 1854, as Miss Apsley in The Willow Copse. A short time afterward she became a member of the Arch Street Theatre, where she remained nearly two seasons. She became a member of the company when the National in Cincinnati, Ohio, was opened by for the 1857–58 season.[2]
After a long absence from New York City, in late 1886 she appeared at the reopening of the Fourteenth Street Theatre as Linda Colmore in .
She married actor Frank Chanfrau in July 1858. She died in Burlington, New Jersey, September 21, 1909.[1]
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Vickery-Bareford, Melissa (2000). Chanfrau, Henrietta Baker (1837-1909), actress. 1. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1800203.
- ^ Brown, T. Allston (1870). History of the American Stage. New York: Dick and Fitzgerald.
References[]
- Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
- University of Washington: Digital Collections Search for "Henrietta Chanfrau"
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