Fanny Lily Gipsey Davenport (April 10, 1850 â€" September 26, 1898)
was an English-American stage actress.The eldest child of Edward
Loomis Davenport and Fanny Elizabeth (Vining) Gill Davenport, Fanny
Lily Gypsey Davenport was born on April 10, 1850 in London.:233Most of
her siblings were actors, including Harry Davenport. She was brought
to the United States in 1854 and educated in the Boston public
schools. At age 7, she appeared at Boston's Howard Athenæum as
Metamora's child,[citation needed] but her real debut occurred in
February 1862 when she portrayed King Charles in Faint Heart Never Won
Fair Lady at Niblo's Garden.In February 1862, she appeared in New York
City at Niblo's Garden at the age of 12 as the King of Spain in Faint
Heart Never Won Fair Lady.
was an English-American stage actress.The eldest child of Edward
Loomis Davenport and Fanny Elizabeth (Vining) Gill Davenport, Fanny
Lily Gypsey Davenport was born on April 10, 1850 in London.:233Most of
her siblings were actors, including Harry Davenport. She was brought
to the United States in 1854 and educated in the Boston public
schools. At age 7, she appeared at Boston's Howard Athenæum as
Metamora's child,[citation needed] but her real debut occurred in
February 1862 when she portrayed King Charles in Faint Heart Never Won
Fair Lady at Niblo's Garden.In February 1862, she appeared in New York
City at Niblo's Garden at the age of 12 as the King of Spain in Faint
Heart Never Won Fair Lady.
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