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Elizabeth Tyree (November 9, 1864 – August 8, 1952) was an actress in Broadway theatrical productions beginning in the mid-1890s. Her married name was Elizabeth Tyree Metcalfe. ==Stage actress== Tyree was born in Augusta County, Virginia 〔SS Santa Clara Passenger Manifest (Elizabeth Tyree Metcalfe) March 17, 1938; Ancestry.com〕and came to New York City to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.〔''Mrs. James Metcalfe'', New York Times, pg. 13.〕 She appeared in over 20 productions as a member of Daniel Frohman's Lyceum Stock Company, as "Bessie Tyree" until the end of 1895 and as "Elizabeth Tyree" thereafter. Her debut came as understudy to the ailing Effie Shannon in ''The Charity Ball'' by David Belasco and Henry Churchill de Mille in February 1890.〔Brown, Thomas Allston, ''A History of the New York Stage From the First Performance in 1732 to 1901, vol. III'', New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1903, pp. 426-434.〕 The Lyceum Company staged ''The Home Secretary'' in November 1895. A play in four acts written by R.C. Carton, the themes were love, politics, and society. The time frame of the action is a single evening.〔''Theatrical Gossip'', New York Times, November 16, 1895, pg. 8.〕 Tyree acted the part of Jane Craigengelt in ''The Courtship of Leonie'' in November 1896. Written by Henry V. Esmond, the production began the Lyceum's tenth season under Frohman's management.〔''The Courtship of Leonie'', New York Times, November 23, 1896, pg. 5.〕 She depicted Cicely in ''The Mayflower'', a play written by Louis N. Parker, presented at the Lyceum in March 1897. It was based loosely on the Pilgrim emigration to the United States, with settings in Holland, Plymouth, England, and the shore of Massachusetts Bay.〔''Theatres'', New York Times, March 7, 1897, pg. 21.〕 Tyree participated in an Actors' Fund benefit at the Broadway Theatre,〔 1445 Broadway (West 41st Street),〔(Broadway Theatre ), Internet Broadway Database, Retrieved on 1-7-08.〕 the same month. Minnie Maddern Fiske was part of a ''special selection'' at the same event.〔''Theatrical Gossip'', New York Times, March 15, 1897, pg. 7.〕 In 1898 Tyree played Avonia Bunn in the first American production of Arthur Wing Pinero's stagedoor comedy ''Trelawny of the 'Wells'''.〔Chapman, John and Garrison P. Sherwood, eds., ''The Best Plays of 1894-1898'', New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1955, pg. 70.〕 She appeared as the leading lady in ''Gretna Green'' at the Madison Square Theatre, 24th Street (Manhattan) near Broadway (Manhattan),〔''Display Ad 8--No Title'', New York Times, January 5, 1903, pg. 6.〕 in January 1903. Written by Grace Livingston Furniss, the play was set in Harrowgate in the 18th century.〔''Managers Revise View That Shakespeare Does Not Play'', New York Times, January 4, 1903, pg. SMA6.〕 The production featured three lovely stage sets and many actors in Kate Greenaway costumes. Tyree was described by a critic as personally popular and possessing an abundance of talents.〔''Gretna Greenaway'', New York Times, January 6, 1903, pg. 9.〕 In February 1903 she was involved in an accident en route to her West Twenty-sixth Street home. She was returning after a matinee of ''The Earl of Pawtuckett'' when she was thrown from her cab when the horse hitched to the hansom slipped and fell on Fifth Avenue (Manhattan) near Twenty-Sixth Street. Her leg was bruised and the injury caused her to be unable to appear. An understudy, Jane Field, replaced her.〔''Actresses In Two Mishaps'', New York Times, February 22, 1903, pg. 1.〕 In 1918 a play penned by Tyree was staged with Rosamond Carpentier playing one of the primary roles.〔''New York Season Is Theatrical Katzenjammer'', Oakland Tribune, June 2, 1918, pg. 18.〕 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「Elizabeth Tyree」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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