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Henrietta Crosman (September 2, 1861 – October 31, 1944) was an American stage and film actress. She was born in Wheeling, West Virginia to George Crosman, a Civil War Major and Mary B. Wick, a niece of composer Stephen Foster.〔(Henrietta Crosman - ''North American Theatre Online'' )〕〔''GREAT STARS OF THE AMERICAN STAGE''] by Daniel Blum c. 1952 ''Profile #15''〕 ==Theatrical career== Her grandfather was a Civil War General. Crosman was born the year the Civil War started and moved all over the US from post to post with her army father, and so was educated in many places. On leaving school she decided to become an actress. She got her start in 1883 at the old Windsor Theatre, New York with the assistance of the long-time theatre manager John A. Ellsler. Her debut role was as Lilly in Bartley Campbell's ''The White Slave''.〔(''The Burr McIntosh Monthly 1905 ); accessed MAy, 25, 2013.〕〔(The Players Blue Book'', 1901, p. 86 ); accessed May 25, 2013.〕 She later toured the country with Robert L. Downing in classic parts. In 1889 she appeared in her first Shakespeare play, ''As You Like It'' at Augustin Daly's theater. During the course of the early 1890s she was managed by Daniel Frohman and appeared in his stock company. From 1892-94 her career was managed by Daniel's brother, Charles Frohman. For a short period during 1891, and in between Frohman brothers, she was under the aegis of A. M. Palmer. By 1900 Crosman was a star and appeared for the first time as such in ''Mistress Nell'' keeping in line with the sort of costume adventures that were becoming her forte. In 1902, she appeared in the productions of "Joan of the Shoals", "As You Like It" and "The Sword of the King". In 1903, she premiered another exceptional play "Sweet Kitty Bellairs". Several of these plays would turn up as films in the silent era played by younger actresses. In 1911, she and her company staged 60 performances of Catherine Chisholm Cushing's comedy, ''The Real Thing'', at the Maxine Elliott Theatre in New York, before taking the show on the road. In early July 1912, Crosman and company were in Regina, Saskatchewan following the Regina Cyclone, and staged a benefit performance of ''The Real Thing'' for the victims.〔http://www.morethanamonster.com/downloads/Karloff-in-Saskatchewan.pdf〕 Now in her forties, Crosman was starting to move away from the strenuous sword carrying, heavy costume adventures that she was popular in. Much of the remainder of her theatrical career would consist of drawing room comedies and farces, a type of playing that was less hectic for an ageing actress. However she would return to revivals of Shakespeare i.e. ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' and in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's ''The Rivals''.〔''WHO WAS WHO IN THE THEATRE: 1912-1976'', originally by John Parker, culled from many of his editions published annually (Crosman, Henrietta profile; p. 564)〕 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「Henrietta Crosman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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