Ferike Boros (3 August 1873 â€" 16 January 1951) was a Hungarian-born
American stage and movie actress.Born in Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary,
in 1873, Boros was on stage starting in 1893. She moved to London in
1903, two years later appearing at Covent Garden. In Hungary, she
performed in the National Court Theatre (NCT) in Budapest. In 1909,
while still with the NCT, she visited the United States and Canada as
part of a trip around the world to report on how dramatic productions
were staged in each country that she visited. As she visited various
theatrical managers in New York City, she regularly encountered
rejection despite her official letter (written in English) from the
NCT. In one office she was told, "Oh, Mr. Belasco is flooded with
crazy communications from freaks and fakirs and cranks ..."After being
well-coached in English and the conventions of American show business,
she had a long career on the Broadway stage and in theatrical touring
companies, from 1909 through 1927; thereafter she was seen in
character roles in motion pictures.Boros' Broadway acting credits
included Chicago (1926), The Kreutzer Sonata (1924), Rachel (1913),
and The Wife Decides (1911). She also translated the Broadway play
Seven Sisters (1911).
American stage and movie actress.Born in Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary,
in 1873, Boros was on stage starting in 1893. She moved to London in
1903, two years later appearing at Covent Garden. In Hungary, she
performed in the National Court Theatre (NCT) in Budapest. In 1909,
while still with the NCT, she visited the United States and Canada as
part of a trip around the world to report on how dramatic productions
were staged in each country that she visited. As she visited various
theatrical managers in New York City, she regularly encountered
rejection despite her official letter (written in English) from the
NCT. In one office she was told, "Oh, Mr. Belasco is flooded with
crazy communications from freaks and fakirs and cranks ..."After being
well-coached in English and the conventions of American show business,
she had a long career on the Broadway stage and in theatrical touring
companies, from 1909 through 1927; thereafter she was seen in
character roles in motion pictures.Boros' Broadway acting credits
included Chicago (1926), The Kreutzer Sonata (1924), Rachel (1913),
and The Wife Decides (1911). She also translated the Broadway play
Seven Sisters (1911).
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