Annie Griffiths Yeamans (November , â€" March , ) was a th-century
character actress, appearing in many Harrigan and Hart
productions.Yeamans was born on the Isle of Man on November , moving
as a young child to Australia to start her theatrical career in
.Yeaman was a known perfomer, who worked in the United States and
Australia chiefly. She worked first as bareback rider in the circus in
Australia and married her husband Edward "Ned" Yeamans, (an American
clown), touring in Asia together. Her first acting role was in
'playing Cinderella at the old New York Theatre'.She visited the
United States in , and briefly in Yokohama in Japan, where she was
joined by Willie Edouin in . In San Francisco in the late 's she
became a widow, travelling to New York with her children, where she
performed alongside G.L.Fox, playing Aunt Ophelia in in Uncle Tom's
Cabin; being best noted for role as Cordelia in the Edward Harrigan
play. Yeaman last acted in Vaudeville in , noting of her retirement
that 'as she is a woman of spirit and self-respect who, as she is
capable of earning her way, prefers that independent course [of
retirement.]' During her time acting, she worked with Albert Marshman
Palmer, Augustin Daly, Sydney Rosenfeld and Sadie Martinot in American
productions.
character actress, appearing in many Harrigan and Hart
productions.Yeamans was born on the Isle of Man on November , moving
as a young child to Australia to start her theatrical career in
.Yeaman was a known perfomer, who worked in the United States and
Australia chiefly. She worked first as bareback rider in the circus in
Australia and married her husband Edward "Ned" Yeamans, (an American
clown), touring in Asia together. Her first acting role was in
'playing Cinderella at the old New York Theatre'.She visited the
United States in , and briefly in Yokohama in Japan, where she was
joined by Willie Edouin in . In San Francisco in the late 's she
became a widow, travelling to New York with her children, where she
performed alongside G.L.Fox, playing Aunt Ophelia in in Uncle Tom's
Cabin; being best noted for role as Cordelia in the Edward Harrigan
play. Yeaman last acted in Vaudeville in , noting of her retirement
that 'as she is a woman of spirit and self-respect who, as she is
capable of earning her way, prefers that independent course [of
retirement.]' During her time acting, she worked with Albert Marshman
Palmer, Augustin Daly, Sydney Rosenfeld and Sadie Martinot in American
productions.
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