Mrs. J. H. Allen
Mrs. J.H. Allen | |
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| Born | c. 1840 |
| Died | 1911 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | J.H. Allen |
Louise Allen (c. 1840–1911) was an American actress active during the mid 19th century who was billed under her married name, Mrs. J. H. Allen.[1] She was primarily active on the New York stage, and was principally active at Wallack's Theatre where she was popular with New York audiences.
Life and career
Louise Allen[2][3] was born in c. 1840.[1] She was the wife of theater manager J.H. Allen and debuted on the stage in 1855.[1] That year she appeared at the Metropolitan Theatre in New York City as Lady Percy in William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1,[4] and performed with her husband at Purdy's National Theatre in productions of A Morning Call, Michael Earl, Rose of Pekin, and Black Eyed Susan.[5] She and her husband repeated their parts as Mr. and Mrs. Chillington in A Morning Call at Wallack's Theatre in the summer of 1856.[6] Without her husband, Mrs. Allen appeared at that same theatre as Mercy in Edward Fitzball's The Miller of Derwent Water in August 1856.[7]
Mrs. J. H. Allen returned to Wallack's Theatre as Ellen St. Leger in First Impressions (September 1856),[8] Ophelia in Shakespeare's Hamlet (October 1856),[9] Lady Helen in George Colman the Younger's The Iron Chest (October 1856),[10] and an un-named role in Going to the Races (December 1856).[11] In March 1857 she created the role of the Countess Helen in the premiere of a new play by Matilda Heron, Leonore, or the World's Own, which was staged at Wallack's.[12] In June 1858, The New York Times described Mrs. J. H. Allen as "the most beautiful woman on the New York stage, and a lady who in a short time has assumed a prominent position as the leading actress at the principal New York Theatre", referring to Wallack's Theatre.[13] She appeared in the 1859 melodrama The Octoroon, and in the popular 1860–61 extravaganza The Seven Sisters in New York.[1][14]
Mrs. J. H. Allen died in 1911.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Mrs. J.H. Allen c. 1840-1911, Storied Women of Civil War Era (Smithsonian Institution), Retrieved 6 January 2022
- ↑ "6. Triumphs in Comedy and Melodrama", The Man Who Was Rip Van Winkle, Yale University Press, 2017-12-31, p. 160, doi:10.12987/9780300150186-008, ISBN 978-0-300-15018-6, S2CID 246117654, retrieved 2022-03-19
- ↑ Hutton, Laurence (1875). Plays and players. New York : Hurd and Houghton.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ↑ "Metropolitan Theatre". New York Daily Herald. August 22, 1855. p. 8.
- ↑ "Purdy's National Theatre". The New York Times. September 15, 1855. p. 8.
- ↑ "Wallack Theatre– The Summer Garden". New York Daily Herald. August 19, 1856. p. 7.
- ↑ "Wallack's Theatre". The New York Times. August 23, 1856. p. 3.
- ↑ "Wallack's Theatre". New-York Tribune. September 19, 1856. p. 1.
- ↑ "Wallack's Theatre". New York Daily Herald. October 18, 1856. p. 3.
- ↑ "Wallack's Theatre". New York Daily Herald. October 27, 1856. p. 3.
- ↑ "Wallack's Theatre". New York Daily Herald. December 31, 1856. p. 7.
- ↑ "Wallack's Theatre". New-York Tribune. March 16, 1857. p. 1.
- ↑ (19 June 1858). Amusements, The New York Times, p. 4
- ↑ (5 May 1861). Amusements, The New York Times, p. 6 (regarding Seven Sisters, "we beg to state that Mrs. J.H. Allen, an admirable actress, and one of the most charming ladies of the stage, will take her benefit to-morrow night.")
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