Alison Skipworth (born Alison Mary Elliott Margaret Groom; 25 July
1863 â€" 5 July 1952) was an English stage and screen
actress.Skipworth was born in London. She was the daughter of Dr.
Richard Ebenezer Groom and Elizabeth Rodgers, and she had a private
education.Alison Skipworth made her first stage appearance at Daly's
Theatre in London in 1894, in A Gaiety Girl. Her first American
performance came the following year at the Broadway Theatre in New
York City. She sang in light opera in An Artist's Model. In this
production she served as understudy to Marie Tempest. After performing
in two London plays, Skipworth returned to the United States, and made
it her home. She joined the company of Daniel Frohman at the Lyceum.
There she made her debut as Mrs. Ware in The Princess and the
Butterfly in 1897.
1863 â€" 5 July 1952) was an English stage and screen
actress.Skipworth was born in London. She was the daughter of Dr.
Richard Ebenezer Groom and Elizabeth Rodgers, and she had a private
education.Alison Skipworth made her first stage appearance at Daly's
Theatre in London in 1894, in A Gaiety Girl. Her first American
performance came the following year at the Broadway Theatre in New
York City. She sang in light opera in An Artist's Model. In this
production she served as understudy to Marie Tempest. After performing
in two London plays, Skipworth returned to the United States, and made
it her home. She joined the company of Daniel Frohman at the Lyceum.
There she made her debut as Mrs. Ware in The Princess and the
Butterfly in 1897.
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