Frederick Hallen (1 January 1859 â€" 28 February 1920) was a
Canadian-born vaudeville entertainer who found popularity on the North
American stage.Frederick "Fred" Hallen was born in Montreal, Quebec,
Canada. He began touring the vaudeville circuit as early as 1880 with
his American wife Enid Hart, as "Hallen and Hart". A year or so before
she died in 1890 at the young age of 32, he teamed up with Joseph
Hart, as "Hallen and Hart" (again), and found success touring for
several seasons with Hart's musical comedies, Later On and The Idea.
After the two went their separate ways, Hallen and his second wife,
Mollie (or Molly) Fuller, became a headlining vaudeville act. Hallen
and Fuller were known for their short comedic plays and skits
performed in vaudeville houses across North America for nearly a
quarter century.Hallen died of stomach cancer on 28 February 1920, at
his residence in The New York Palace Hotel. Two months earlier he had
fallen ill during an engagement in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and was
later told his condition was terminal. Hallen was survived by his
wife, Mollie.After producer Edward Franklin Albee learned that Mollie
Fuller was nearly blind and living in poverty in Chicago, he brought
her back to New York where he asked writer Blanche Merrill to write a
piece for her to perform in. With the help of friends Fuller, returned
to the stage in December 1922 to appear in the playlet Twilight staged
in Brooklyn and later at the Strand Theatre in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Canadian-born vaudeville entertainer who found popularity on the North
American stage.Frederick "Fred" Hallen was born in Montreal, Quebec,
Canada. He began touring the vaudeville circuit as early as 1880 with
his American wife Enid Hart, as "Hallen and Hart". A year or so before
she died in 1890 at the young age of 32, he teamed up with Joseph
Hart, as "Hallen and Hart" (again), and found success touring for
several seasons with Hart's musical comedies, Later On and The Idea.
After the two went their separate ways, Hallen and his second wife,
Mollie (or Molly) Fuller, became a headlining vaudeville act. Hallen
and Fuller were known for their short comedic plays and skits
performed in vaudeville houses across North America for nearly a
quarter century.Hallen died of stomach cancer on 28 February 1920, at
his residence in The New York Palace Hotel. Two months earlier he had
fallen ill during an engagement in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and was
later told his condition was terminal. Hallen was survived by his
wife, Mollie.After producer Edward Franklin Albee learned that Mollie
Fuller was nearly blind and living in poverty in Chicago, he brought
her back to New York where he asked writer Blanche Merrill to write a
piece for her to perform in. With the help of friends Fuller, returned
to the stage in December 1922 to appear in the playlet Twilight staged
in Brooklyn and later at the Strand Theatre in Hoboken, New Jersey.
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