Amelia Swilley Bingham (March , â€" September , ) was an American
actress from Hicksville, Ohio. Her Broadway career extended from
until .Bingham attended Ohio Wesleyan University before marrying Lloyd
Bingham. Her father was a Methodist minister who managed a hotel. Her
future husband persuaded her father to permit Bingham to go on stage
approximately a year before the couple married.[citation needed]Her
first role in a stage production came on the Pacific Coast. Her New
York City debut came at the People's Theatre, Bowery, Manhattan, in .
Her role was a leading part in a melodrama, The Struggle For Life.Her
early successes in the s included The Power of Gold, The Shaughran,
Colleen Bawn, The Village Postmaster, and Captain Impudence. By she
was managed by Charles Frohman and was the leading lady in The White
Heather. With Frohman she was featured in The Pink Domino, The Proper
Caper, On and Off, At the White Horse Tavern, The Cuckoo, and His
Excellency The Governor.
actress from Hicksville, Ohio. Her Broadway career extended from
until .Bingham attended Ohio Wesleyan University before marrying Lloyd
Bingham. Her father was a Methodist minister who managed a hotel. Her
future husband persuaded her father to permit Bingham to go on stage
approximately a year before the couple married.[citation needed]Her
first role in a stage production came on the Pacific Coast. Her New
York City debut came at the People's Theatre, Bowery, Manhattan, in .
Her role was a leading part in a melodrama, The Struggle For Life.Her
early successes in the s included The Power of Gold, The Shaughran,
Colleen Bawn, The Village Postmaster, and Captain Impudence. By she
was managed by Charles Frohman and was the leading lady in The White
Heather. With Frohman she was featured in The Pink Domino, The Proper
Caper, On and Off, At the White Horse Tavern, The Cuckoo, and His
Excellency The Governor.
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