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Chrystal Herne (June 16, 1883 – September 19, 1950) was an American stage actress active over the early decades of twentieth century. She was the daughter of actor/playwright, James A. Herne, and the younger sister of actress and Hollywood talent scout, Julie Herne. ==Biography== Katherine Chrystal Herne, the middle daughter of James A. and Katherine (née Corcoran) Herne, was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts on June 16, 1883.〔Passenger Manifests (Chrystal H. Pollard) SS Mauretania (August 7, 1925), SS Aquitania (August 19, 1927) – Ancestry.com scans〕 She made her stage debut in Washington D.C. at the age of sixteen as Sue Hardy in her father's play, ''Rev. Griffith Davenport''. Over the following two season she played Jane Cauldwell in ''Sag Harbor'', her father's last play. ''Sag Harbor'' was a family affair with Herne and his daughters Julie and Chrystal playing principal roles. James Herne died a short while later in early June 1901. After her father’s death, Chrystal played a third season in "Sag Harbor," though this time assuming her sister’s role as the heroine Martha Reese. Later that same season she played Helen Berry in one of her father’s best known plays, ''Shore Acres''. She joined E. H. Sothern in 1903 playing Huguette in ''If I Were King'' and as Gertrude in ''Hamlet''. She scored a major success in early 1905 in special matinees performances of ''Richter's Wife'', in which she played the jealous wife of a famous conductor upset over his interest in a young protégé played by her sister, Julie Herne, who also wrote the piece.〔(American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1869-1914, by Gerald Martin Bordman 1994 pg. 554 )〕 Chrystal Herne was remembered for playing the title role in Arnold Daly’s production of Shaw’s “Candida” during the 1905/06 season.〔(Notable American Women: a Biographical Dictionary By Edward T. James, Janet Wilson James; 1974, pg. 168 )〕 and as Vera Revendal opposite Walker Whiteside in Israel Zangwill's “The Melting Pot” that debuted in 1908 at the Columbia Theatrein in Washington D.C.〔(''The Melting-Pot: Drama in Four Acts'': Details ), books.google.com; accessed September 23, 2015.〕 She was well received playing Diana opposite Dustin Farnum in a 1911 revival of ''The Squaw Man'' at the Broadway Theatre〔(Who's Who in the Theatre - John Parker – 1947 pg. 751 )〕〔"''Menu Marriage'' A Hit At The Casino, ''New York Times'', January 3, 1911, p. 12〕 and later in her career playing the title role in ''Craig's Wife'' opposite Charles Trowbridge produced at the Morosco Theatre in 1925 〔(''Craig's Wife: a Drama'': details ), nytimes.com; accessed September 23, 2015.〕 She appeared in almost 40 Broadway productions over her career. Her last performance was as Beatrice Crandall in ''A Room in Red and White'', staged at the 46th Street Theatre in January and February 1936. 〔(Chrystal Herne profile ), IBDb.com; accessed September 23, 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chrystal Herne」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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