Isabel Althea Hussa Pearse (â€") was an American actress who starred
in theatre. She performed with the Montgomery Players at the
Montgomery Playhouse in Montgomery County, Maryland. Pearse also
performed at the Players Playhouse in Detroit, Michigan. She was a
descendant of reformer Jan Hus.Pearse was born in Montclair, New
Jersey to Theodore Hussa and Cora Warbutton Hussa on Oct. , . Her
father, Theodore Hussa, worked as a textile engineer and inventor.
Pearse graduated from the Beard School (now Morristown-Beard School)
in Orange, New Jersey in . Pearse then studied acting under noted
Russian actress Maria Ouspenskaya.Pearse acted for years in roles in
New York City, Detroit, Michigan, and Maryland. In , she performed the
role of Ruth in the play Blithe Spirit with the Montgomery Players.
The performance earned her the Washington Critics Award for best
actress. In , Pearse performed in Edward Mabley's comedy Glad Tidings
at the Players Clubhouse in Detroit. (The original version of the play
ran on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre in .) She played the role of
Maud Abbott. The book Detroit on Stage describes news coverage from
the time that characterized her performance as "provocative,
maddening, witty, and always decorative." During World War II, Pearse
drove an ambulance for the American Red Cross.In , Pearse married
Bearnard Paul Pearse. Bearnard Pearse, a graduate of the Wharton
School at the University of Pennsylvania, served in the U.S. Navy.
in theatre. She performed with the Montgomery Players at the
Montgomery Playhouse in Montgomery County, Maryland. Pearse also
performed at the Players Playhouse in Detroit, Michigan. She was a
descendant of reformer Jan Hus.Pearse was born in Montclair, New
Jersey to Theodore Hussa and Cora Warbutton Hussa on Oct. , . Her
father, Theodore Hussa, worked as a textile engineer and inventor.
Pearse graduated from the Beard School (now Morristown-Beard School)
in Orange, New Jersey in . Pearse then studied acting under noted
Russian actress Maria Ouspenskaya.Pearse acted for years in roles in
New York City, Detroit, Michigan, and Maryland. In , she performed the
role of Ruth in the play Blithe Spirit with the Montgomery Players.
The performance earned her the Washington Critics Award for best
actress. In , Pearse performed in Edward Mabley's comedy Glad Tidings
at the Players Clubhouse in Detroit. (The original version of the play
ran on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre in .) She played the role of
Maud Abbott. The book Detroit on Stage describes news coverage from
the time that characterized her performance as "provocative,
maddening, witty, and always decorative." During World War II, Pearse
drove an ambulance for the American Red Cross.In , Pearse married
Bearnard Paul Pearse. Bearnard Pearse, a graduate of the Wharton
School at the University of Pennsylvania, served in the U.S. Navy.
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