Roma Guillon Le Thière (c. 1837–1903) was an Italian actress whose career was on the London stage. She appeared in the original productions of ''

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'' and of

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's play ''

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''.

Life

Le Thière's London debut was in 1865 at the New Royalty Theatre, as Emilia in Shakespeare's ''

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''. During the following years she appeared in ''Hunted Down'' at

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; ''Life for Life'' by

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at the Lyceum Theatre; revivals of

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's plays ''Ours'' and ''

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'' at the

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; and ''Rob Roy'' at the

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, as Helen Macgregor."Le Thiere, Roma Guillon". Charles E Pascoe, editor. ''The Dramatic List: a record of the performances of living actors and actresses of the British stage''. 1880. In January 1878 she created the part of the Marquise de Rio Zares in ''

'', an adaptation of ''Dora'' by the French dramatist

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, at the Prince of Wales's Theatre. A reviewer in ''

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'' (8 February 1878) wrote: "Especial attention may be invited to the scene between mother and daughter in the first act, so excellently sustained by Miss Le Thiere as the Marquise de Rio Zares, and Mrs. Kendal as Dora. We have here a picture of pure and tender affection approached in an earnest spirit and touched by both ladies with graceful skill, a scene instinct with variety, charm, and truth. ...." In July 1869 at the

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she produced her own play ''All for Money'', a comedy in which

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and

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appeared; the play was unsuccessful. Later appearances were in ''Partners'' by Robert Buchanan and ''The Pompadour'' by

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, both at the Haymarket Theatre in the 1887–1888 season; ''Ravenswood'' by

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at the Lyceum Theatre in the 1890–1891 season; and ''John A Dreams'' by C. Haddon Chambers at the Haymarket Theatre in the 1894–1895 season. In April 1893 at the Haymarket Theatre Le Thière created the role of Lady Caroline Pontefract in ''

'' by

, directed by

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."A Woman of No Importance"
''thisistheatre.com''. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

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