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Mabel Barrison (April 21, 1882 - November 1, 1912) was a Canadian born American stage actress and singer in the first decade of the 20th century. She was born Eva Farrance and joined a musical chorus while still in her teens. She appeared in vaudeville and on Broadway with Mabel Barrison Dead, Toronto Actress Succumbs After Long Illness. - Montreal Gazette, November 1, 1912
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Mabel Barrison (April 21, 1882 - November 1, 1912) was a Canadian born American stage actress and singer in the first decade of the 20th century. She was born Eva Farrance and joined a musical chorus while still in her teens. She appeared in vaudeville and on Broadway with Weber and Fields
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and was spotted by stage director Julian Mitchell
Charles Julian Humphrey Mitchell, FRSL (born 1 May 1935) is an English playwright, screenwriter and occasional novelist. He is best known as the writer of the play and film '' Another Country'', and as a screenwriter for TV, producing many orig ...
for a role in the 1903 '' Babes in Toyland''. "The Blue Mouse" was written by Clyde Fitch
Clyde Fitch (May 2, 1865 – September 4, 1909) was an American dramatist, the most popular writer for the Broadway stage of his time (c. 1890–1909).
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Born in Elmira, New York, and educated at Holderness School and Amherst College (cl ...
and Fitch himself selected Barrison for a role in the play. Barrison was plagued by health problems the last two years of her life. She died on November 1, 1912 in Toronto at the age of 30./ref>
Broadway plays
*''Florodora
''Florodora'' is an Edwardian musical comedy. After its long run in London, it became one of the first successful Broadway musicals of the 20th century. The book was written by Jimmy Davis under the pseudonym Owen Hall, the music was by Leslie St ...
'' (1900)
*''Twirly Whirly''(1902)
*''Humming Birds and Onions'' (1902)
*''The Stickiness of Gelatine'' (1902)
*''The Big Little Princess'' (1903)
*'' Babes in Toyland'' (1903)
*''Babes in Toyland'' (1905)(revival)
*''The Land of Nod and The Song Birds'' (1907)
*''The Flower of the Ranch'' (1908)
*''The Blue Mouse'' (1908)
*''Lulu's Husbands'' (1910)
See also
*Lotta Faust
Charlotte "Lotta" Faust (February 8, 1880 ''–'' January 25, 1910) was an American actress, dancer, and singer. She performed an interpretation of the Salome dance based on the play ''Salome (play), Salome'' (1893) by Oscar Wilde."In Memori ...
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barrison, Mabel 1882 births 1912 deaths Actresses from Toronto American stage actresses Canadian emigrants to the United States Musicians from Toronto 20th-century American actresses 20th-century American singers Vaudeville performers 20th-century American women singers