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| Virginia Dreher | |
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| Born | Jennie Cummings Murphy 1857/59 Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | November 11, 1898 Phoenix, Arizona Territory, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1883-1889 |
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| Children | 1 |
Virginia Dreher ( born Jennie Cummings Murphy; 1857/59- November 11, 1898), was an American stage actress of the late Victorian era. She was a leading actress in the Augustin Daly company of the 1880s.
She was married to physician Paul Dreher and, after his death, to stockbroker and railroad magnate George Postlethwaite.
After her first husband's death a theater manager in Louisville, Kentucky, hired her to perform despite her lack of experience on stage. Daly heard of her work there and hired her for his company.
She died in Arizona from tuberculosis in 1898.
References
- American and British Theatrical Biography, p.324 by J. P. Wearing c.1979 ISBN 0-8108-1201-0
- ^ "Married and Happy". Chattanooga Daily Times. January 1, 1893. p. 15. Retrieved April 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Sarony portrait Virginia Dreher(archived)
- Ada Rehan and Virginia Dreher
- portrait(AlexanderStreet;North American Theatre Online)(WaybackMachine)
- cover of The Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News Saturday August 23, 1884
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