Jessie Mackaye
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Jessie Mackaye was a comic[1] stage actress of the Victorian era. Prior to becoming an actress she spent part of her youth in a convent in the United States.[2] Mackaye is remembered for her role as "Micah Dow" in The Little Minister. The play was staged at the Olympia Theatre (New York) in September 1897.
Victorian actress[]
She was in the graduating class of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in April 1896, held at the Lyceum Theatre (Broadway).[3]
Mackaye began acting with the Amateur Comedy Club in a production of Dandy Dick, which was staged at the Lyceum Theatre in April 1896. She acted the role of "Sheba" at the entertainment venue at Seventh Avenue and 57th Street.[4] In January 1900 Mackaye teamed with DeWolf Hopper in The Mystical Miss (aka The Charlatan) in London, England.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Music", New York Times, May 7, 1899, pg. SM7.
- ^ "Flashes From The Footlights", English Illustrated Magazine, 1900, Volume XXII, pg. 590.
- ^ "More Young Actors Graduated", New York Times, April 28, 1896, pg. 2.
- ^ "The Social World", New York Times, April 9, 1896, pg. 8.
- ^ "Notes of the Foreign Stage", New York Times, January 21, 1900, pg. 16.
External links[]
- Jessie Mackaye photo with Maude Adams at Global Performing Arts Database, 9/27/1897
- 19th-century American actresses
- American stage actresses
- American women comedians
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni