Hattie McIntosh (1860 - 1919) was a

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performer who toured with successful shows and her husband, fellow performer

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. She was from Detroit, Michigan. Together they performed a show titled ''Mr. and Mrs. McIntosh in the King of Bavaria'' as well as in their show ''A Hot Old Time in Dixie''. They also joined

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's ''The Creole Show''. She starred in ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Mr. Lode of Koal'', International performances included Shaftesbury in 1903. Her husband died of a stroke in 1904. She later married Billy King in 1912 and performed with the Billy King Stock Company. She performed in ''My Old Kentucky Home'' in July 1915 with King's company. The

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has an image published from ''In Dahomey'' that includes McIntosh and her fellow lead actors performing a dance in Boston. That fall she was the lead in ''In Society''.

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