(1873-1915)
Born in New York City, she left school at 14 to make her stage debut as an actress with Marie Wainwright. She earned renown in 1892 in Bronson Howard's Aristocracy. In 1895-1896, she toured as leading lady in Nat C. Goodwin's company. She played the title role in Trilby (1895), Edith in Secret Service with William Gillette (1897), and such heroines as Tosca, Gismonda, Fedora, and many others.
The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater. James Fisher.