Beryl Mercer (13 August 1882 â€" 28 July 1939) was an actress of stage
and screen who was based in the United States.Beryl Mercer was born to
British parents in Seville on 13 August 1882. Her father was Edward
Sheppard Mercer, said to be Spanish despite his name, and her mother
was the actress Effie (née Martin).[note 1]She became a child actor,
making her debut on 14 August 1886 at the Theatre Royal, Yarmouth,
when she was four. She returned to the stage when she was ten. In
London she appeared in The Darling of the Gods and the production by
Oscar Asche of A Midsummer Night's Dream. In 1906 she appeared as a
Kaffir slave in the West End play The Shulamite. She travelled with
this play to the United States, where she received good reviews. That
1906 play also marked her Broadway debut.
and screen who was based in the United States.Beryl Mercer was born to
British parents in Seville on 13 August 1882. Her father was Edward
Sheppard Mercer, said to be Spanish despite his name, and her mother
was the actress Effie (née Martin).[note 1]She became a child actor,
making her debut on 14 August 1886 at the Theatre Royal, Yarmouth,
when she was four. She returned to the stage when she was ten. In
London she appeared in The Darling of the Gods and the production by
Oscar Asche of A Midsummer Night's Dream. In 1906 she appeared as a
Kaffir slave in the West End play The Shulamite. She travelled with
this play to the United States, where she received good reviews. That
1906 play also marked her Broadway debut.
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