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Isabel Irving

Isabel Irving (February 28, 1871 –September 1, 1944) was an American stage actress.

Isabel Irving
Isabel Irving, ca. 1907
Born(1871-02-28)February 28, 1871
Bridgeport, Connecticut
DiedSeptember 1, 1944(1944-09-01) (aged 73)
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Years active1887–1936
SpouseWilliam H. Thompson (1899 – 1923)

Irving made her London debut at the Lyceum Theatre in 1890 as Daisy in Nancy and Company.[1]

In 1894, she signed a three-year contract with the manager of the Lyceum Theatre in New York, stipulating "for the first time in her short career on stage," that she shall have "leading business."[2] Until that time she had played the ingenue and other small parts.[2]

Life

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Isabel Irving was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on February 28, 1871 to Charles Washington and Isabella Irving.[3] She made her New York stage debut in c. 1886[4][5] at the Standard Theatre in The Schoolmistress under Rosina Vokes.[6]

In 1899, after a secret engagement, Irving married the actor William H. Thompson who died in 1923.[5]

 
Isabel Irving, a 1907 photograph

In 1907, an Oregon newspaper (The Morning Oregonian) called her a "brilliant American actress" and "a charming actress and comedienne" during her national tour performance there in Susan In Search of a Husband.[7][8]

She retired from her long career in theater in 1936 after completing her final tour in Three Wise Fools. She died in 1944 in Nantucket at 73.[3][4]

Selected appearances

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Irving appeared in numerous productions during her 50-year career.[3][6][4][9]

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Photographs of Isabel Irving
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    1907 photograph
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    Photograph, ca. 1890/ca. 1900
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    Photograph, ca. 1888
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    1913 photograph

References

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  1. ^ "ISABEL IRVIN6, 3, ACTRESS 50 Years; Star in Companies of Vokes, Daly and Frohman Dies-Played Opposite Drew". timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "ISABEL IRVING'S PLANS.; The Young Actress to be a Member of Mr. Frohman's Company". timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Leonard, John William (1914). Woman's Who's Who of America: a Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, American Commonwealth Company, pg. 423. ISBN 0810340186
  4. ^ a b c "ISABEL IRVIN6, 3, ACTRESS 50 Years; Star in Companies of Vokes, Daly and Frohman Dies-Played Opposite Drew". timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "MISS ISABEL IRVING WEDS.; Ceremony performed in New Jersey Unltes the Actress to Thompson, the Actor". timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "ISABEL IRVING'S PLANS.; The Young Actress to be a Member of Mr. Frohman's Company". timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  7. ^ Library, University of Oregon, Knight (February 1, 1907). "Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, February 01, 1907, Image 14" (1907/02/01): 14. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Library, University of Oregon, Knight (February 2, 1907). "Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, February 02, 1907, Image 14" (1907/02/02): 14. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada. American Commonwealth Company. 1914. p. 423. ISBN 978-0-8103-4018-3.
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