Annie Griffiths Yeamans (November 19, 1835 – March 3, 1912) was a 19th-century character actress, appearing in many Harrigan and Hart productions.(4 March 1912)
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Biography

Yeamans was born on the

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on November 19 1835, moving as a young child to

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to start her theatrical career in 1845.

Performer

Yeaman was a known performer, who worked in the United States and

chiefly. She worked first as bareback rider in the circus in Australia and married her husband Edward "Ned" Yeamans, (an American clown), touring in

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together. Her first acting role was in 1868 'playing Cinderella at the old New York Theatre'. She visited the United States in 1865, and briefly in

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in Japan, where she was joined by

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in 1866.(4 March 1912)
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in the late 1860's she became a widow, travelling to

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with her children, where she performed alongside G.L.Fox, playing Aunt Ophelia in 1877 in

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; being best noted for role as Cordelia in the

Edward Harrigan Edward Harrigan (October 26, 1844June 6, 1911), sometimes called Ned Harrigan, was an Irish-American actor, singer, dancer, playwright, lyricist and theater producer who, together with Tony Hart (theater), Tony Hart (as Harrigan & Hart), formed o ...

play. Yeaman last acted in

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in 1907, noting of her retirement that 'as she is a woman of spirit and self-respect who, as she is capable of earning her way, prefers that independent course f retirement. During her time acting, she worked with

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Augustin Daly John Augustin Daly (July 20, 1838June 7, 1899) was one of the most influential men in American theatre during his lifetime. Drama critic, theatre manager, playwright, and adapter, he became the first recognized stage director in America. He exer ...

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and

Sadie Martinot Sarah Frances Marie Martinot (August 19, 1861 – May 7, 1923) was an American actress and soprano singer who performed on stage in dramas, musical comedy and comic opera. Her career began at the age fifteen as Cupid in ''Ixion; or, the Man at t ...

in American productions.Harrison, Marie (1907) ‘Theater: Seen on the Stage: Gossip’, Vogue (New York). New York: Condé Nast, 29(3), p. 77. Her daughters

Lydia Yeamans Titus Lydia Yeamans Titus (12 December 1857 – 30 December 1929) was an Australian-born American singer, dancer, comedienne, and actress who had a lengthy career in vaudeville and cinema. She was remembered on stage for her ''Baby-Talk'' act and a ...

and

Jennie Yeamans Jennie Yeamans (born Eugenia Marguerite Yeamans; 1862 – 28 November 1906) was a child actress and singer popular in the 1870s and 1880s, and later a famous adult singer and actress. She was the younger sister of early silent film character ac ...

, were both singers and actresses as well.Cullen, Frank et al
Vaudeville old & new, Vol. 1
pp. 1237-39 (2004)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yeamans, Annie 1835 births 1912 deaths 19th-century American actresses American stage actresses British stage actresses