Ednorah Nahar
Ednorah Nahar (1873-1936) was an African American elocutionist from Boston who flourished between the late 1880s and early 1900s giving dramatic recitations throughout the United States, as well as abroad. Early life Ednorah Nahar was born in 1873 in Boston to Amelia (née St. Pierre) and Edwin H. Nahar. She came from a well-known family of Boston and was a cousin to Joan Imogen Howard. Her father was of foreign birth and she was sometimes described as a light-skinned Spaniard or Indian. By 1879, she was enrolled in the Bowdoin School for girls and after completing her grammar school, enrolled in Fort Edward Collegiate Institute in Fort Edward, New York. Her aptitude for elocution was acclaimed and she was assigned a group of younger children to teach, while she continued her own studies. In addition, she took acting courses at the Madison Dramatic School of Dion Boucicault in New York City. Career Nahar had her stage debut on November 16, 1886. Within a year, she had given readi ...
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