Henrietta Baker Chanfrau
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Henrietta Baker Chanfrau (1837 — 1909) was an American
stage
actress.
She made her début as a vocalist
during the summer of 1854 at the Assembly Buildings in Philadelphia under the management of Professor Mueller.
Her first appearance at a regular theatre was at the city museum on September 9, 1854, as Miss Apsley in The Willow Copse. A short time afterward she became a member of the Arch Street Theatre, where she remained nearly two seasons.
She became a member of the company when the National in Cincinnati, Ohio
, was opened by Lewis Baker for the 1857–1858 season.
After a long absence from New York City
, New York
, in the autumn of 1886 she appeared at the reopening of the Fourteenth Street Theatre
as Linda Colmore in
The Scapegoat.
United States
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stage
Stage (theatre)
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actress.
Career
Before her marriage, her stage name was Jeannette Davis.She made her début as a vocalist
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
during the summer of 1854 at the Assembly Buildings in Philadelphia under the management of Professor Mueller.
Her first appearance at a regular theatre was at the city museum on September 9, 1854, as Miss Apsley in The Willow Copse. A short time afterward she became a member of the Arch Street Theatre, where she remained nearly two seasons.
She became a member of the company when the National in Cincinnati, Ohio
Ohio
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, was opened by Lewis Baker for the 1857–1858 season.
After a long absence from New York City
New York City
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, New York
New York
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, in the autumn of 1886 she appeared at the reopening of the Fourteenth Street Theatre
Fourteenth Street Theatre
The Fourteenth Street Theatre was a New York City theatre located on 14th Street just west of Sixth Avenue.The venue opened in 1866 as the Theatre Francais. It was renamed the Lyceum in 1871. By the time J.H...
as Linda Colmore in
The Scapegoat.