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Phoebe Davies (February 7, 1864 - December 4, 1912) was a Welsh-born American stage actress who starred in over 4,000 performances of the Lottie Blair Parker play, ''Way Down East''. ==Early life== Phoebe Davies was born in Cardigan, Wales, the daughter of David and Annie (née Griffiths) Davies. Her father, who was originally drawn to California by the Gold Rush of 1849, returned with his family in the early 1870s to work for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. Her father later joined the Lighthouse Service where he would rise to captain the lighthouse tender Madroño. 〔(Harte, Bret - The Overland Monthly and Out West Magazine; vol. 22 pg. 608 ) accessed July 8, 2012〕 〔Phoebe Davies-California, Biographical Index Cards-Ancestry.com〕 While still in school Davies won an audition with David Belasco, then stage manager of the Baldwin Theatre Stock Company in San Francisco, that led to an offer to play a part in their next production. An illness prevented her from taking the role that only postponed her professional stage début a short while later as a member of the Oakland California Stock Company.〔(Strang, Lewis Clinton - Famous Actresses of the day in America; 1902 pp. 102-119 ) accessed August 24, 2012〕 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「Phoebe Davies」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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