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Pauline Hall (February 26, 1860 – December 29, 1919), born Pauline Fredrika Schmidgall,〔Browne, Walter and Frederick Arnold Austin. ''(Who's who on the stage: the dramatic reference book and biographical dictionary of the theatre, Volume 1 )'' (1906), p. 120.〕 was a stage actress and singer. ==Biography== One of the most popular turn-of-the-century prima donnas in America,〔("Pauline Hall" ). ''answers.com''. Retrieved 2010-10-24.〕 Hall left school at the age of 14〔("1880's Theater Poster of Actress Pauline Hall" ). ''the-forum.com''. Retrieved 2010-10-24.〕 and began her career as a dancer in her native Cincinnati, Ohio in 1875. Shortly thereafter, Hall joined the Alice Oates Opera Company, leaving it to spend time touring in straight plays with Mary Anderson. By 1880 she was working for Edward E. Rice, who cast her in several of his musical productions, giving her, among others, the trouser role of the hero Gabriel in a revival that year of ''Evangeline''.〔 Hall continued to be a favorite in comic and light operas around the country until 1890. However, her greatest success came when she played the title role in the first American production of ''Erminie'' (1886-1888). She performed ''Erminie'' a record-breaking 800 times while on Broadway and touring around the United States, which made her a household name.〔〔("Cabinet Card photograph of Pauline Hall" ). ''uncg.edu''. Retrieved 2010-10-24.〕 Hall toured with her own companies from 1890-1896, and later entered vaudeville, reportedly earning as much as $600 a week by 1898.〔 In all, she played in over two dozen Broadway operettas.〔 She appeared in revivals of ''Robin Hood'' and ''The Geisha'' in 1912 and 1913〔("PAULINE HALL DIES AT YONKERS HOME" ). ''The New York Times'', December 30, 1919.〕 and in Ziegfeld productions near the end of her career. Although popular as an actress and singer, Hall was never given good notices by reviewers, who thought she was mediocre. She had an alluring figure, however, and she maintained it until her death in 1919 while playing in David Belasco's ''The Gold Diggers''.〔 Hall was married to Edward White from 1881-1889.〔 She was then married to theatrical manager George B. McLellan (brother of playwright C. M. S. McLellan), from 1894-1902; she had a daughter by him in 1895.〔("BACK AFTER EIGHT YEARS." ) ''The New York Times'', December 14, 1910.〕 Hall died of bronchial pneumonia, at the age of 59, in Yonkers, New York.〔 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「Pauline Hall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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