Minna Gale (September , â€" March , ), also credited as Minna K. Gale
and Minna Gale Haynes, was an American actress.Minna Kathalina Gale
was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the daughter of C. K. Gale; after
her father's death, she lived in Europe and studied music and theatre
in Paris and Frankfort. "She speaks two languages besides English
sufficiently well to play in either of them," noted one reviewer in
.Minna Gale was known for Shakespearean roles in her early career. In
, at age fifteen, Gale was cast as Queen Gertrude, in Lawrence
Barrett's production of Hamlet (Barrett, playing her son in the title
role, was years old). She stayed with Barrett's company for six
seasons, sometimes as a rival to Helena Modjeska. Later, she played
Ophelia to Edwin Booth's last performance as Hamlet. Her beauty was
often mentioned in reviews. "If there is a young lady in this land who
wishes to look bewitching when mad, she must assiduously cultivate the
Minna Gale pout," remarked one theatre writer in . She formed her own
company after Barrett's death, and briefly retired from the stage in ,
after her marriage.In Gale-Haynes returned to acting as Rosalind in a
production of As You Like It, given as a benefit for Vassar College on
Shakepeare's birthday. Broadway appearances by Gale included roles in
The Triumph of Love (), The White Sister (, written by Francis Marion
Crawford and starring Viola Allen), A Celebrated Case (), The Pride of
Race (), A Tailor-Made Man (), The Outrageous Mrs. Palmer (), Tarzan
of the Apes (), and The Rubicon ().
and Minna Gale Haynes, was an American actress.Minna Kathalina Gale
was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the daughter of C. K. Gale; after
her father's death, she lived in Europe and studied music and theatre
in Paris and Frankfort. "She speaks two languages besides English
sufficiently well to play in either of them," noted one reviewer in
.Minna Gale was known for Shakespearean roles in her early career. In
, at age fifteen, Gale was cast as Queen Gertrude, in Lawrence
Barrett's production of Hamlet (Barrett, playing her son in the title
role, was years old). She stayed with Barrett's company for six
seasons, sometimes as a rival to Helena Modjeska. Later, she played
Ophelia to Edwin Booth's last performance as Hamlet. Her beauty was
often mentioned in reviews. "If there is a young lady in this land who
wishes to look bewitching when mad, she must assiduously cultivate the
Minna Gale pout," remarked one theatre writer in . She formed her own
company after Barrett's death, and briefly retired from the stage in ,
after her marriage.In Gale-Haynes returned to acting as Rosalind in a
production of As You Like It, given as a benefit for Vassar College on
Shakepeare's birthday. Broadway appearances by Gale included roles in
The Triumph of Love (), The White Sister (, written by Francis Marion
Crawford and starring Viola Allen), A Celebrated Case (), The Pride of
Race (), A Tailor-Made Man (), The Outrageous Mrs. Palmer (), Tarzan
of the Apes (), and The Rubicon ().
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