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Little Tuesday (b. 1887 - ?), born as Charlotte Selina Wood, was an American child actress and niece of playwright Joseph Arthur who had a period of novelty popularity in the early 1890s. ==Biography== Charlotte Selina Wood was allegedly born on a Tuesday morning (circa 1887) to Annetta Cobb and Harold George Wood, in Long Branch, New Jersey.〔(13 October 1893). (Little Tuesday: Interesting History of a Famous Child Actress ), ''Spokane Review''〕 Tuesday's uncle was playwright and actor Joseph Arthur, best known for his melodramatic plays such as ''Blue Jeans'' and ''The Still Alarm''. The nickname "Little Tuesday" was reportedly given to her by Arthur because her parents could not immediately decide on a name for her.〔(27 September 1892). (A Captivating Tot ), ''Saint Paul Daily Globe''〕〔(March 22, 1891). (Here's Little Tuesday: An Infant Phenomenon in Parlor Entertainments ), ''The Sun (New York)'', p. 25 cols. 1-3. (lengthy article on Little Tuesday)〕〔(6 January 1890). (Heard In the Greenroom ), ''The Evening World'', p. 3, col. 3 (Alternate name theory: This article reports in January 1890 that her parents called her "Tootsie" as a child, but she declared her name to be "Tuesday" when she could speak.)〕 She made her stage debut (playing a baby) in ''Helen's Inheritance'' at the Madison Square Theatre in late 1889.〔 She also appeared a few times in ''Pine Meadow'' at the Fourteenth Street Theatre. On May 18, 1890, a benefit was held in her honor at the Star Theatre, reportedly earning several hundred dollars for her "maintenance and education."〔(19 May 1890). (Applauding "Little Tuesday." The Baby Actress Makes a Pronounced Hit At the Star Theatre ), ''The New York Times''〕 By the end of 1890, ''The New York Times'' was referring to her as a "remarkably clever child actress" and "a child of the most refreshing unconsciousness of her marvelous ability to entertain."〔〔(25 December 1890). (Theatrical Gossip ), ''The New York Times'' ("that remarkably clever child actress" distributed toys from stage of the Fourteenth Street Theatre the prior night)〕〔(29 December 1890). (A Merry Xmas Festival ),''The New York Times'' ("Little Tuesday, a child of the most refreshing unconsciousness of her marvelous ability to entertain. Tuesday gave several recitations in her inimitable style and exploited a new dance that caused the old actors and actresses to shout with delight.")〕 She would not appear regularly in shows, but would put on private performances for the elite of New York, including the Astors, Vanderbilts, and Whitneys, and would also appear in charity performances.〔 From 1892-93, she joined a traveling production of ''The Still Alarm'', and her appearances were warmly welcomed.〔〔(14 October 1892). (Children on the Stage, Little Tuesday Is One of Many Bright Little Tots ), ''Spokane Daily Chronicle''〕〔(Little Tuesday's Loving Welcome ), ''Baltimore American'', p. 3 col.4〕〔(Chronology - THE NATIONAL THEATRE - 1835 - Present ), website for National Theatre (Washington, D.C.) lists ''The Still Alarm'' playing from March 20–25, 1893, "introducing the child actor, Little Tuesday"〕 She reportedly even visited the White House during this time. In New York, the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children occasionally tried to interfere with her planned performances. Tuesday's appearances, which had never been very frequent, dwindled after 1893 because she was going to school.〔(3 November 1895). This is Little Tuesday: The Child Actress In Her Brooklyn Home], ''Brooklyn Eagle'' (available via http://eagle.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/, full article on Tuesday's career)〕 In 1896 she debuted a one-act play called ''Beware, the Dog'' written by her uncle,〔(19 March 1896). , ''Everybody's Magazine'', p. 352〕 and married New York businessman George T. Zimmerman in 1915.〔(9 June 1915). (Marry in Avenue of Oaks: Miss Charlotte S. Wood weds G.T. Zimmerman at Pelham Manor ), ''The New York Times''〕 In the late 1920s, she was reported to be serving as president of a women's club founded by her mother called "Theoria" which supported the theater.〔(Article ) (1929?), ''Theatre Magazine'' ("Joseph Arthur, who wrote Blue Jeans, The Still Alarm, Lost River and The Cherry Pickers, carries on through his niece, Charlotte Wood Zimmerman. Mrs. Zimmerman is the president of the women's club, "Theoria," which lends its patronage to plays it deems worthy and discourages others by absence and silence. Mrs. Arnetta Wood, the author's sister-in-law, founded the club, and since her death early this year her daughter, Mrs. Zimmerman, has been its president. ...")〕 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「Little Tuesday」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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