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Euphemia "Effie" Germon (June 13, 1845 ''-'' March 6, 1914) was an American stage actress of the late 19th century from Augusta, Georgia.〔 She excelled as a soubrette. She was the daughter of actors Greeneberry Carr Germon a/k/a Greene Germon and Jane (née Anderson) Germon. Her father was the original impersonator of Uncle Tom at the Chatham Theatre.〔 Her mother had begun her stage career at the age of 8, was a cousin of actor Joe Jefferson and continued acting for 50 years.〔''New York Times'', 2 June 1880: 'Fifty Years An Actress'〕 Germon's theatrical debut was made at the Holliday Street Theatre in Baltimore, Maryland, during the season of 1857 ''-'' 1858.〔 She played the role of ''Sally Scraggs'' in ''Sketches in India''.〔 Germon acted with both the Baltimore and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania stock companies.〔''Effie Germon Dead At 68'', New York Times,March 7, 1914, pg. 11.〕〔''Old-Time Actress Dies'', Fort Wayne Sentinel, March 7, 1914, pg. 2.〕 ==Marriage, return to the stage== She left the theater to marry violinist Carlo Patti, the brother of Adelina Patti, whom she married at Providence, Rhode Island on 13 July 1859.〔Rhode Island Marriages 1724-1916 www.familysearch.org〕 She returned to prominence at the Chestnut Street Theatre during the theatrical season of 1863 ''-'' 1864.〔''Effie Germon'', Picture History.com, retrieved on 2-13-08.〕 She made her first appearance on the New York City stage which opened in 1869 under the management of John Brougham.〔 Germon appeared with John Gibbs Gilbert at Wallack's Theatre in a production of ''Brother Sam'' in December 1872.〔''Musical and Theatrical Notes'', New York Herald, December 18, 1872, pg. 7.〕 At the same venue she acted with Richard Mansfield in ''Prince Karl'', the original production of ''Little Lord Fauntleroy (play)''. She paired with Francis Wilson (actor) in ''Erminie''. During the season of 1906 ''-'' 1907 Germon performed on the road in ''Sunday''. She married a second time after divorcing Patti. Her second husband was the comedian Nelse Seymour.〔 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「Effie Germon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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