Beverley Sitgreaves
Beverley Sitgreaves | |
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Born | Susan Beverly Sitgreaves April 3, 1863 |
Died | July 14, 1943 New York City, U.S. | (aged 80)
Other names | Beverly Sitgreaves |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1890–1926 |
Beverley Sitgreaves (born Susan Beverly Sitgreaves; April 17, 1863 – July 14, 1943) was an American stage actress and philanthropist whose theatre career spanned some 50 years.
Early life
Susan Beverly Sitgreaves was born in
Broadway actress
Mansfield's Beau Brummel was staged at the Madison Square Theatre in May 1890, a play in four acts subdivided into six scenes. The plot held little intrigue for audiences which crowded the venue dressed fashionably. Sitgreaves was complimented by a critic for her presentation of a woman who dresses stylishly.[8]
In March 1900 she was in A Broken Halo, a play produced by the Globe Theatre in London, England. Earlier she acted in the company of Sarah Bernhardt in Paris, France.[9] The troupe performed at the Renaissance Theatre in July 1897.[10]
Sitgreaves was to have been the
The Heir to the Hoorah was presented for the 100th consecutive time in July 1905, with Sitgreaves acting the part of Kate Brandon. The
Sitgreaves and Bernhardt were both patrons of the new French Theatre which was planned for the Broadway (Manhattan) and Times Square area. It was designed to seat 300 people and had an opening date scheduled for November 1, 1913, the first day of the theatrical season. Aside from Sitgreaves all members of the theatre company were from the
$2,000 a Night, written by Leo Ditrichstein, Frederic Hatton, and Fannie Hatton, was Ditrichstein's first effort when he was managed by Cohan & Harris. As an actor, he was supported by Sitgreaves, Virginia Fox Brooks, and Isabel Irving. The theatrical opened in Syracuse, New York, and moved to New York City later.[15]
The New York Play Actors took over the Adolph Phillip Theatre in the autumn of 1914. It was remodeled and redecorated before it was renamed the Bandbox Theatre.
Help Wanted-Female by Gladys Unger was staged by Winchell Smith in 1926. Sitgreaves, Nydia Westman, Grace Menken and Wallace Ford were actors in the cast.[18]
Philanthropist
Sitgreaves participated in a benefit at the
Death
Sitgreaves died at her New York City residence on July 14, 1943.[23][24]
References
- ^ Parker, John (1939). Who's Who In the Theatre. Pittman Publishing Corporation. p. 1359.
- ^ Current Biography 1943. New York: The H. W. Wilson Company. 1944. p. 702.
- ^ 1867 is commonly given as her year of birth, though census records indicate the event more likely occurred in 1863. Obituaries variously list her age at death as 76 or 80.
- ^ Julius A. Sitgreaves- US Census records 1870-1900
- ^ "Man Who Opened Fire on Sumter Dead", The Frederick News, January 24, 1912, pg. 7
- ^ "Capt. J.A. Sitgreaves Dead", The New York Times, January 24, 1912, pg. 11
- ^ Who's Who in Music and Drama, by Harry Prescott Hanaford and Dixie Hines 1914, pg. 282
- ^ Amusements, The New York Times, May 20, 1890, pg. 4.
- ^ Notes Of The Foreign Stage, The New York Times, Sunday, March 11, 1900, pg. 10.
- ^ Topics Of The Times, The New York Times, July 21, 1897, pg. 4.
- ^ Censor Bars a Dumas Play, The New York Times, Saturday, June 8, 1901, pg. 9.
- ^ Plays That Hold, The New York Times, July 2, 1905, pg. X4.
- ^ This Year's Plays and Players, The New York Times, September 10, 1905, pg. TS2.
- ^ Theatre Francais For New York, The New York Times, May 8, 1913, pg. 11.
- ^ Mr. Ditrichstein's Play, The New York Times, October 3, 1915, pg. 91.
- ^ a b In The Mail Bag, The New York Times, December 28, 1924, pg. X2.
- ^ The New York City Organ Project Archived January 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ What News On the Rialto?, The New York Times, June 27, 1926, pg. X1.
- ^ What Is Doing In Society, The New York Times, March 20, 1903, pg. 9.
- ^ Matinee For War Relief, The New York Times, October 31, 1914, pg. 11.
- ^ a b Gala Vaudeville Aids Girls Service Club, February 12, 1923, pg. 13.
- ^ CBS Radio Playhouse No. 2, http://www.ibdb.com/venue.aspx?id=1222.
- ^ "Miss Sitgreaves, Actress Dead", The New York Times, July 15, 1943, pg. 21
- ^ "Beverley Sitgreaves, 80, Noted Actress, Dies". The Evening Star. July 15, 1943.