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Elizabeth Brice

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Actor 1883–1965 On stage 19061920

Elizabeth Brice (born Bessie S. Shaler; February 21, 1883 – January 25, 1965) was an American actress, singer, and dancer who performed in musicals and light operas. She began her career as a chorus girl on Broadway from 1902-1904, and advanced to leading roles in 1905 when she was given the title role in the touring production of Alfred Baldwin Sloane's comic opera Lady Teazle. She was a leading musical theatre actress on Broadway from 1906-1920, and enjoyed great popularity in America during the years of World War I. In the 1910s Brice performed frequently with actor Charles King with whom she performed in a vaudeville duo. In addition to appearing on the stage, she made several recordings…

On stage 16 productions, 14 years

1906 The Social Whirl Casino Theatre · Original · directed by R.H. Burnside 195 perf.
1907 The Social Whirl Majestic Theatre · Return-Engagement 16 perf.
1908 Mlle. Mischief Lyric Theatre · Original · directed by J. C. Huffman 96 perf.
1908 Nearly a Hero Casino Theatre · Original · directed by George Marion 116 perf.
1909 The Motor Girl Lyric Theatre · Original · directed by Frank Smithson 111 perf.
1910 The Jolly Bachelors Broadway Theatre · Revival · directed by Ned Wayburn 165 perf.
1911 The Slim Princess Globe Theatre · Original · directed by Austin Hurgon 104 perf.
1912 A Winsome Widow Moulin Rouge · Original · directed by Julian Mitchell 172 perf.
1912 Tantalizing Tommy Criterion Theatre · Original · directed by George Marion 31 perf.
1913 Ziegfeld Follies of 1913 New Amsterdam Theatre · Original · directed by Julian Mitchell 108 perf.
1914 Watch Your Step New Amsterdam Theatre · Original · directed by R. H. Burnside 175 perf.
1917 Dance and Grow Thin Cocoanut Grove · Original · directed by Unknown 56 perf.
1917 Miss 1917 Century Theatre · Original · directed by Ned Wayburn 72 perf.
1917 Words and Music Fulton Theatre · Original · directed by Leon Errol 24 perf.
1919 Toot Sweet Princess Theatre · Original 45 perf.
1920 Buzzin' Around Casino Theatre · Original · directed by Ernest F. Young 23 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Charles King 4 productions
Ruby Lewis 3 productions
Peggy Dana 3 productions
Nancy Poole 3 productions
Julia Beaubien 3 productions
Harry Kelly 3 productions
Frank Tinney 3 productions
Flo Hart 3 productions
Yvonne Shelton 2 productions
Willard Curtiss 2 productions
Vera Maxwell 2 productions
Semone D Herlys 2 productions

Both names in the same cast list, more than once. It is not evidence of a partnership — a long-running company puts the same forty people together every night — but it is where one would start looking. 9 of these names are not links because we hold no record behind them; the name is set from the identifier and its punctuation may be wrong.

In the literature3 passages

  • Cast: Vernon & Irene Castle, Frank Tinney, Charles King, Elizabeth Brice, Elizabeth Murray, Harry Kelly, Justine Johnstoneebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • ELIZABETH BRICE, FRANKLYN ROBERTS, NEVA AYMAR, ETHEL LEVEY, SAM BERNARD, BURRELL BARBARETTI, DAISY GREENE, SAMUEL EDWARDS, ZELDA SEARS in “NEARLY A HERO”theatre-pdfs/A Pictorial History of the American Theatre, 1860-1985 (Blum).txt
  • CHARLES KING, ELIZABETH BRICE, EMMY WEHLEN, HARRY CONOR, IDA ADAMS, CHARLES J. ROSS, KATHLEEN CLIFFORD in “& WINSOME WIDOW”theatre-pdfs/A Pictorial History of the American Theatre, 1860-1985 (Blum).txt

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