Rose Beaudet (born Eliza Lang; 1862–1947) was an American actress and opera singer of the late 19th and early 20th century who regularly appeared in

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. She was born as Eliza Lang, the daughter of Councilman Lewis H. Lang (1836-1912) of Stockton near

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, and his wife Mary Ann Lang (1848 -1878). She married S. Arlant Edwards on 15 January 1891, but had divorced him by 1902. She appeared with the C. D. Willard Company in 1903. A

mezzo-soprano A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (; ; meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types. The mezzo-soprano's vocal range usually extends from the A below middle C ...

, Beaudet's appearances on

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included Eva in ''

The Beggar Student ''Der Bettelstudent'' (''The Beggar Student'') is an operetta in three acts by Carl Millöcker with a German libretto by Camillo Walzel (under the pseudonym of F. Zell) and Richard Genée, based on ''Les noces de Fernande'' by Victorien Sardou a ...

'' at the Casino Theatre (1883 - 1884), ''Amorita'' at the Casino Theatre (1885), Captain Delauney in ''

Erminie ''Erminie'' is a comic opera in two acts composed by Edward Jakobowski with a libretto by Claxson Bellamy and Harry Paulton, based loosely on Charles Selby's 1834 English translation of the French melodrama, ''Robert Macaire''. The piece first ...

'' at the Casino Theatre (1886), a role played in the original London production by Kate Everleigh, '' The Kitchen Belle'' (1889), Mrs St Mirim in ''Miss Innocence Abroad'' at the Bijou Theatre (1894), Catherine in ''

Lost, Strayed or Stolen ''Lost, Strayed or Stolen'' is a musical comedy in four acts with music by Woolson Morse and words by J. Cheever Goodwin, adapted from the French farce ''Le baptême du petit Oscar'' by Eugène Grangé and Victor Bernard. The story concerns a miss ...

'' at the

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(1896), ''All on Account of Eliza'' at the

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and

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(1900 - 1901), ''The Cardinal'' at the

Garden Theatre The Garden Theatre was a major theatre on Madison Avenue and 27th Street in New York City, New York. The theatre opened on September 27, 1890, and closed in 1925. Part of the second Madison Square Garden complex, the theatre presented Broadway ...

(1902), Mrs Jefferson Briscoe in '' The County Chairman'' at Wallack's Theatre (1903 - 1904), Marcie Brook in ''Miss Jack'' at the

Herald Square Theatre The Herald Square Theatre was a Broadway theatre in Manhattan, New York City, built in 1883 and closed in 1914. The site is now a highrise designed by H. Craig Severance. History The Park Theatre opened in 1883 (also known as the New Park The ...

(1911), and Mrs Kennion in ''The Younger Generation'' and in ''Half an Hour'' at the Lyceum Theatre (1913). She died in 1947 and is buried in Stockton Rural Cemetery with her father, mother and sister.Eliza Lang Edwards (1862 - 1947)
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Beaudet, Rose 1862 births 1947 deaths American stage actresses American operatic mezzo-sopranos 19th-century American actresses 20th-century American actresses People from Stockton, California Singers from California Classical musicians from California