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Women on Stage Aim for Male Roles in Hamlet and Cyrano Era
The article discusses Sarah Bernhardt's Cyrano push prompting other leading actresses to seek male parts. It links Julia Marlowe’s split from Charles Frohman to Maude Adams getting L’Aiglon, notes Frohman’s liberal style, Shuberts’ bid for stars, and praises Marlowe’s amiability. It surveys women who have played Hamlet and other male roles historically, highlighting Miss Marlowe as a strong candidate for the melancholy Dane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Bernhardt
Cyrano
Julia Marlowe
Little Duke of
Reichstadt
Rostand
Montgomery Phister
Charles Frohman
Duke of
Maud Adams
Miss Marlowe
Frohman- Marlowe
Shuberts
Frohman
Frank Worthing
Shubert
Richard Mansfield
Mansfield
Mr. Sothern
Sothern
The
Shern
Philadelphia
Sothern-Marlowe
Miss Adams
Sothern - Marlowe
H. H. Sothern
Hamlet
Chatterton
Prince Hal
Romeo
Juliet
Peter Panig
L’aiglon
Maude Adams
Barrie
Cas
Mr. Frohman
Annie Russell
Puck
Wagenhals
Kemper
Shaw
Fanny Wallack
Brougham
Susan Denin
F. B. Conway
Julia Seaman
Dane
Charlotte Cushman
Adele Belgrade
Daniel Bandmann
Emma Waller
Adelaide Kiem
Cushman
Bernhardt