Rose Eytinge
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| Born | November 21, 1835 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | December 20, 1911 Amityville, New York |
| Occupation | Stage actress |
| Spouse(s) | David Barnes (1855-1862?) divorced George H. Butler (1869-1872) divorced Cyril Searle (1880-1884) separated |
Rose Eytinge (November 21, 1835 – December 20, 1911) was a Jewish American actress and author. She is thought to be the first American actor to earn a three figure salary.
Eytinge was born November 21, 1835 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
She began on the amateur stage at 17 and soon was invited to join a professional touring company.
In 1855, she married the newspaperman and author David M. Barnes (1820-1900), but was divorced in 1862. They had one daughter, Rose Courtney, an actress married to the actor John T. Raymond.
Her professional debut was on stage at the Olympic Theatre. She performed with Edwin Booth in "The Fool's Revenge". With Booth and others, she toured Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C.. President Abraham Lincoln attended her performances and she was invited to the White House.
In 1869, she married Col. George H. Butler, U. S. Consul General to Egypt. They lived abroad for two years and Eytinge took a break from performing. They had two children: a daughter, Florence (b. 1875) married Dr. Walsh, and a son, Benjamin Franklin Butler (1871-1904), a newspaper artist, who was the roommate of young John Barrymore and married to actress Alice Johnson. Due to Butler's abusive behavior and infidelities, Eytinge sued for divorced in 1882.
Eytinge returned to New York to resume her career with the Union Square Theatre Company. It was at this time that she played one of her most famous roles, Shakespeare's "Cleopatra" for which she drew on her Egyptian experiences.
1n 1880, she married the actor Cyril Searle, but they were separated four years later. She gave her last performance in 1907.
Among her principal later parts were Nancy Sykes in Oliver Twist, Gervaise in Drink, Ophelia to the Hamlet of E. L. Davenport, and Desdemona with James W. Wallack as Othello and Davenport as Iago.
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