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'''Blanche Bates''' (1873 |
'''Blanche Bates''' (25 August 1873 - 25 December 1941) was an [[United States|American]] actress, born at [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon|Ore.]] She made her début in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]] in a benefit performance of [[Brander Matthews]]'s ''This Picture and That''. Among her early successes were her Mrs. Hillary in ''The Senator'', Phyllis in ''The Charity Ball'', and Nora in ''A Doll's House''. She joined [[Augustin Daly|Daly's]] company in [[1898]] and the next year at [[Daly's Theatre]], [[New York City|New York]], played Mirtza in ''The Great Ruby''. In [[1901]] she appeared as Cigarette in ''Under the Two Flags'' at the [[Garden Theatre]] in New York. Thereafter devoting herself to the productions of [[David Belasco]], she won great success in ''The Darling of the Gods'' (1902) and ''The Girl of the Golden West'' (1905). |
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Revision as of 07:42, 29 May 2007
Blanche Bates (25 August 1873 - 25 December 1941) was an American actress, born at Portland, Ore. She made her début in San Francisco in a benefit performance of Brander Matthews's This Picture and That. Among her early successes were her Mrs. Hillary in The Senator, Phyllis in The Charity Ball, and Nora in A Doll's House. She joined Daly's company in 1898 and the next year at Daly's Theatre, New York, played Mirtza in The Great Ruby. In 1901 she appeared as Cigarette in Under the Two Flags at the Garden Theatre in New York. Thereafter devoting herself to the productions of David Belasco, she won great success in The Darling of the Gods (1902) and The Girl of the Golden West (1905).
Publications
- Strang, Famous Actresses of the Day in America (Boston, 1899)