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A series of illustrated biographical sketches of prominent women of the musical stage, each chapter tracing an individual's background, career milestones, signature roles, performance style, and methods of preparation. The essays blend anecdote and critical observation to recount professional breakthroughs, theatrical associations, popular songs and parts that shaped public reputation, and personal episodes from life on the boards. Photographs and portraits punctuate the text, emphasizing stage presence and the visual aspect of theatrical celebrity.

"Algerian,"
Tempest, Marie, 222, 232.

"All the Comforts of Home,"
Hall, Josephine, 47.

"American Beauty,"
May, Edna, 152.
Russell, Lillian, 32.

American Opera Company, 98.

"Amorita,"
Hall, Pauline, 247, 248.

Anderson, Mary, 245.

"Apollo,"
Russell, Lillian, 32.

"Aristocracy,"
Hall, Josephine, 47.

Aronson, Rudolph, 247.

"Artist's Model,"
Tempest, Marie, 232.

Ashley, Minnie, 134.

Atherton, Alice, 40.


"Babette,"
D'Arville, Camille, 217.

Barnabee, H. C., 19.

Barnet, R. A., 82, 83, 140, 141.

Barrymore, Maurice, 190.

Beaudet, Louise, 251.

"Belle Hélène,"
Hall, Pauline, 248.
Hopper, Edna Wallace, 112.
Lessing, Madge, 82.
Russell, Lillian, 42.

"Belle of New York,"
Edwardes, Paula, 113, 118.
May, Edna, 148, 149, 150, 151, 153.

Bennett & Moulton Opera Company, 189, 190, 192, 193, 194, 199.

Bernard, Caroline Richings, 94.

Bernhardt, Sarah, 28.

"Billie Taylor,"
Fox, Della, 199.

"Bill's Boot,"
Raymond, Maud, 137.

"Black Sheep,"
Edwardes, Paula, 117.

"Blue Beard,"
Hall, Pauline, 246.

"Boccaccio,"
Tempest, Marie, 227.

"Bohemian Girl,"
Clark, Hilda, 256.
D'Arville, Camille, 218.
Davis, Jessie Bartlett, 99.
Fox, Della, 199.
Nielsen, Alice, 20.

Bostonians,
Clark, Hilda, 255, 256.
D'Arville, Camille, 218, 219.
Davis, Jessie Bartlett, 88, 98, 99.
Nielsen, Alice, 19, 20.

"Bottom's Dream,"
Hall, Pauline, 247.

Braham, Harry, 38.

Brand, John, 251.

"Bride Elect,"
Celeste, Marie, 169.
Clark, Hilda, 256, 257, 258.
MacDonald, Christie, 180.

"Brigands,"
Russell, Lillian, 31, 32, 42.

"Broadway to Tokio,"
Templeton, Fay, 76, 78.

"Brownies,"
Celeste, Marie, 169.

Burnett, Mrs. Frances Hodgson, 197.

Burt, Laura, 118.


"Carina,"
D'Arville, Camille, 217.

Carl Rosa Opera Company, 217, 218.

Carleton Opera Company, 98.

"Carmen,"
Davis, Jessie Bartlett, 99.
Tempest, Marie, 229.

Casino, New York, 25, 27, 29, 40, 65, 66, 200, 201, 206, 218, 229, 240, 247, 248.

"Casino Girl,"
Earle, Virginia, 29.
Gilman, Mabelle, 65.

Castle Square Opera Company, 19, 169.

"Castles in the Air,"
Fox, Della, 194, 195, 200, 201.

"Cavalleria Rusticana,"
Celeste, Marie, 169, 170.

"Celebrated Case,"
Fox, Della, 196.

Celeste, Marie, 156.

Cellier, Alfred, 228.

"Chantaclara,"
Nielsen, Alice, 14.

"Chieftain,"
Glaser, Lulu, 128, 129, 130, 131.
MacDonald, Christie, 180.

"Chilperic,"
D'Arville, Camille, 216.

"Chimes of Normandy,"
Fox, Della, 199.
Hall, Pauline, 248.

"Chorus Girl,"
Ashley, Minnie, 141.

"Chris and the Wonderful Lamp,"
Hopper, Edna Wallace, 112.

"Chums,"
Hopper, Edna Wallace, 110.

"Cigale,"
Russell, Lillian, 32.

"Cinderella,"
Earle, Virginia, 26.

"Circus Girl,"
Ashley, Minnie, 135, 141.
Earle, Virginia, 28.
Gilman, Mabelle, 65.

Clark, Hilda, 221, 253.

"Club Friend,"
Hopper, Edna Wallace, 109.

Collier, Willie, 164.

"Combustion,"
Fox, Della, 197, 198, 199.

Conried, Heinrich, 199, 200.

"Contented Woman,"
May, Edna, 148.

"Corsair,"
Earle, Virginia, 26.
Templeton, Fay, 74.

"County Fair,"
Earle, Virginia, 26.

Crox, Elvia, 117.

"Cymbria, or the Magic Thimble,"
D'Arville, Camille, 215, 216.

"Cyrano de Bergerac,"
Glaser, Lulu, 124, 133.
Hall, Pauline, 240, 242.


Dale, Alan, 7, 8.

Daly, Augustin, 27, 29, 64, 71, 118.

"Dangerous Maid,"
Edwardes, Paula, 118.
Lessing, Madge, 86.

D'Arville, Camille, 190, 208, 256.

"Daughter of the Revolution,"
D'Arville, Camille, 220, 221.

Davenport, Eva, 251.

Davis, Jessie Bartlett, 88, 208.

Davis, William J., 95.

Dazey, C. T., 103.

DeAngelis, Jefferson, 42, 206.

DeKoven, Reginald, 221, 232.

Desci, Max, 9.

"Devil's Deputy,"
Glaser, Lulu, 128.
MacDonald, Christie, 179, 180.

Dickson Sketch Club, 196, 197, 198, 199.

Dickson, W. F., 196, 197, 198, 199.

"Dinorah,"
Davis, Jessie Bartlett, 97.

"Don Quixote,"
Davis, Jessie Bartlett, 99.

"Dorcas,"
Hall, Pauline, 241, 248.

"Doris,"
Tempest, Marie, 228.

"Dorothy,"
Tempest, Marie, 228, 229, 232.

Dressler, Marie, 181.

"Dr. Syntax,"
Hopper, Edna Wallace, 111.

"Drum Major,"
Davis, Jessie Bartlett, 98.
Hall, Pauline, 248.

Duff, J. C., 141, 217.

Duff Opera Company, 41.

Duse, Eleanora, 187.


Earle, Virginia, 21.

"Editha's Burglar,"
Fox, Della, 197, 198, 199.

Edouin, Willie, 40.

Edwardes, George, 232.

Edwardes, Paula, 47, 113.

Edwards, Julian, 172, 178.

"El Capitan,"
Ashley, Minnie, 140.
Hopper, Edna Wallace, 107, 111.

Engländer, Ludwig, 220.

"Erminie,"
Glaser, Lulu, 128, 133.
Hall, Pauline, 240, 242, 248.
MacDonald, Christie, 179.
Russell, Lillian, 32.
Tempest, Marie, 227.

"Evangeline,"
Earle, Virginia, 26.
Hall, Josephine, 47.
Hall, Pauline, 245.
Templeton, Fay, 74.

"Excelsior, Jr.,"
Templeton, Fay, 75.


"Falka,"
D'Arville, Camille, 217.

Farnie, H. B., 216.

Farrington, Adele, 187.

"Fatinitza,"
Davis, Jessie Bartlett, 99.

"Faust,"
Davis, Jessie Bartlett, 96, 97, 99.

"Fay o' Fire,"
Tempest, Marie, 228.

"Fencing Master,"
Tempest, Marie, 230, 231, 232.

"Fiedermaus,"
Hall, Pauline, 247.

"Fille de Madame Angot,"
D'Arville, Camille, 218.

First Corps of Cadets, 82, 117.

Fiske, Minnie Maddern, 67, 70, 71, 72.

"Fleur-de-lis,"
Fox, Della, 202.

"Fortune Teller,"
Nielsen, Alice, 5, 7, 20.

Fougère, 76, 78, 79, 80.

"1492," 82.
Ashley, Minnie, 140.
Dressler, Marie, 190.

Fox, Della, 27, 42, 72, 104, 110, 111, 168, 190, 192.

"Fra Diavolo,"
Fox, Della, 193, 194, 199.

Frazer, Robert, 74.

"Frivoli,"
Tempest, Marie, 228.

Frohman, Charles, 47, 109, 111.

Fursch-Nadi, 98.

Furst, William, 201, 202.


Garcia, Emanuel, 227.

"Geisha,"
Ashley, Minnie, 135, 141.
Earle, Virginia, 23, 24, 27.
Gilman, Mabelle, 65.
Tempest, Marie, 232.

Gerard, Bettina, 117.

Gilbert, W. S., 19, 26, 31.

Gill, William, 74.

Gillette, William, 199.

Gilman, Mabelle, 56, 86.

"Gipsy Baron,"
Hall, Pauline, 247, 248.

"Girl from Maxim's,"
Hall, Josephine, 49, 50, 51.

"Girl from Paris,"
Hall, Josephine, 46, 48.

"Girl I Left Behind Me,"
Hopper, Edna Wallace, 110.

"Giroflé-Girofla,"
Celeste, Marie, 168.
Russell, Lillian, 32, 42.
Templeton, Fay, 74.

Glaser, Lulu, 120, 179.

Goodwin, J. Cheever, 201, 202, 204, 220.

Goodwin, N. C., 164, 247.

"Grand Duchess,"
Celeste, Marie, 168.
D'Arville, Camille, 218.
Russell, Lillian, 32, 42.

Grau, Jules, 188, 189.

"Great Metropolis,"
Celeste, Marie, 163.

"Great Ruby,"
Edwardes, Paula, 118.

"Greek Slave,"
Ashley, Minnie, 135, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146.


Hale, Philip, 202, 203, 204, 205.

"Half-a-King,"
Glaser, Lulu, 131.
MacDonald, Christie, 180.

Hall, Artie, 236.

Hall, Josephine, 46, 116.

Hall, Pauline, 179, 208, 229, 239.

Hallen, Fred, 26.

Hammerstein, Oscar, 148.

Harlow, Richard, 191.

Harris, Augustus, 228.

Hart, Joseph, 26.

Haverly, J. H., 85, 246.

Henderson, Arthur, 227.

Henderson, William J., 159.

"Hendrik Hudson,"
Templeton, Fay, 74, 75.

Herbert, Victor, 5, 6.

Herne, James A., 73.

"Highwayman,"
Clark, Hilda, 256.

"Hole in the Ground,"
Earle, Virginia, 26.

"Honeymooners,"
Hall, Pauline, 241, 248.

Hopper, DeWolf, 27, 104, 110, 111, 140, 146, 170, 200, 201.

Hopper, Edna Wallace, 42, 104, 140.

"Horrors,"
Hall, Pauline, 245.

"Hoss and Hoss,"
Celeste, Marie, 164, 165, 166, 167.

"Hotel Topsy Turvy,"
Dressler, Marie, 191.

Howard, Bronson, 47.

Hoyt, Charles H., 26, 148, 164.

Huntington, Agnes, 99, 218.


"In Gay New York,"
Earle, Virginia, 27, 28.

"In Mexico" (see "War Time Wedding").

Irwin, May, 235.

"Ixion,"
Hall, Pauline, 247.


"Jack,"
Hall, Josephine, 47.

"Jack and the Beanstalk,"
Celeste, Marie, 169.
Lessing, Madge, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87.

"Jane,"
Hopper, Edna Wallace, 110.

Jansen, Marie, 120, 127, 128, 248.

Jones, Walter, 146.

Juch, Emma, 98, 200.


Kelley, Edgar Stillman, 249.

"King's Fool,"
Fox, Della, 200.

Klaw and Erlanger, 82, 169, 180, 256.

"Knickerbockers,"
Davis, Jessie Bartlett, 100.

Koster and Bial's, 81.

Kruger, Jacques, 251.


"Lady of Lyons,"
Hall, Pauline, 245.

"Lady Slavey,"
Dressler, Marie, 183, 184, 188, 191.
Earle, Virginia, 27.
Lessing, Madge, 87.

L'Allemand, Pauline, 98.

LaShelle, Kirk, 172, 173, 174, 175.

Lask, George E., 19.

"Later On,"
Earle, Virginia, 26.

Lederer, George W., 25, 27, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 200.

"Lend Me Your Wife,"
Hopper, Edna Wallace, 109.

Lenox, Fred, 142.

Leonard, Charles E., 33, 35.

Leslie, Elsie, 197.

Leslie, Fred, 216.

Leslie, Henry J., 228.

Lessing, Madge, 81, 118.

"Lion Tamer,"
Glaser, Lulu, 127, 128.
MacDonald, Christie, 179.

"Little Corporal,"