Margaret Anglin
| Margaret Anglin | |
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April 3, 1876 Ottawa, Ontario |
| Died | January 7, 1958 (aged 81) Toronto, Ontario |
| Spouse(s) | Howard Hull (m. 1911) |
Mary Margaret Anglin (April 3, 1876 – January 7, 1958) was a Canadian-born Broadway actress, director and producer.Encyclopædia Britannica calls "one of the most brilliant actresses of her day."
Margaret Anglin was born in Ottawa, Ontario, the youngest of nine children of newspaper editor and politician Timothy Warren Anglin (1822–1896) by his second wife, Miss Ellen MacTavish. At the time of her birth in Ottawa, April 3, 1876, he was the Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons. Her older brother, Francis Alexander Anglin (1865–1933) served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1924 to 1933.
She was educated at Loretto Abbey, Toronto, and at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Montreal. She graduated from the Empire School of Dramatic Acting, New York, in 1894, where she studied under Nelson Wheatcroft. Her acting skills brought the attention of theatre impresario Charles Frohman who provided her with the opportunity to make her professional stage debut in 1894 in the Bronson Howard production of "Shenandoah."
An injury sustained while out riding laid her up for some months. In 1896 she became leading lady with James O'Neill, and toured with him in the United States and Canada. She subsequently played with the Sothern Company, and scored a great success as Lady Ursula. In 1896 she played Ophelia opposite James O'Neill. She went on to make her first Broadway theatre appearance in the 1898 production of "Lord Chumley" then achieved considerable fame in 1898 on tour portraying "Roxane" in the Edmond Rostand play, Cyrano de Bergerac starring Richard Mansfield. She became leading lady with Charles Frohman, in California, in 1899. She performed with the Empire Theatre Company, New York.
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