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
musical theatre
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.
She was born as Eliza Lang, the daughter of Councilman Lewis H. Lang (1836-1912) of
Stockton near
San Francisco
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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
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, Beaudet's appearances on
Broadway
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Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
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
Fifth Avenue Theatre
Fifth Avenue Theatre was a Broadway theatre in New York City in the United States located at 31 West 28th Street and Broadway (1185 Broadway). It was demolished in 1939.
Built in 1868, it was managed by Augustin Daly in the mid-1870s. In 1877, ...
(1896), ''All on Account of Eliza'' at the
Garrick Theatre
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and
Wallack's Theatre
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(1900 - 1901), ''The Cardinal'' at the
Garden Theatre
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(1902), Mrs Jefferson Briscoe in ''
The County Chairman'' at Wallack's Theatre (1903 - 1904), Marcie Brook in ''Miss Jack'' at the
Herald Square Theatre
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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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Memorial
References
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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