Alice Fischer (actress)
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Alice Fischer (January 16, 1869 – June 25, 1947)[1] was an American stage actress born in Indiana. Her one film appearance was the now lost 1917 National Red Cross Pageant.
Alice Fischer | |
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Born | January 16, 1869 Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. |
Died | June 25, 1947 (aged 78) New York City, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1887–1935 |
Spouse | William King Harcourt |
She made her stage debut in 1887 in a play called Nordeck. Her Broadway debut was on 3 December 1888 at the Broadway Theatre, playing Minna in Little Lord Fauntleroy.[2] In 1892 she played Agrippina in a production of Nero at the Fourteenth Street Theatre. In 1893 she toured with legendary Joseph Jefferson.[3] She starred as the socialite Mrs. Knobb in the 1906 musical Coming Thro' The Rye at the Herald Square Theatre.[4]
She founded the Twelfth Night Club in New York and was the President of the organization for over 20 years.[5] [6] She married Shakespearian actor William Harcourt King (1866-1923) on May 7, 1893.[citation needed]