Jessie Mackaye | |
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.png) InThe Sketch, 26 July 1899 | |
| Born | (1879-11-07)November 7, 1879 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Died | June 28, 1967(1967-06-28) (aged 87) Middletown Township, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | |
Jessie Mackaye (1879–1967) was an American comic stage actress of theVictorian era.[1]
Jessie Mackaye was born to an Episcopalian family inSt. Louis on November 7, 1879.[2] Prior to becoming an actress, she was educated at the Convent of the Sacred Heart.[3][4] Mackaye is remembered for her role as Micah Dow inThe Little Minister.[4] The play was staged at theOlympia Theatre in New York in September 1897.
She was in the graduating class of theAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts in April 1896, held at theLyceum Theatre on Broadway.[5]
Mackaye began acting with the Amateur Comedy Club in a production ofDandy Dick, which was staged at the Lyceum Theatre in April 1896. She acted the role of "Sheba" at the entertainment venue atSeventh Avenue and57th Street.[6]
In July 1899, she received positive reviews for her role inDeWolf Hopper's London production ofEl Capitan, withThe Era stating, "Miss Jessie Mackaye won all hearts and made an immediately favourable impression by her dainty prettiness, unflagging activity, and innocent archness in the part of Estrelda."[7] In January 1900, Mackaye again teamed with Hopper inThe Mystical Miss (akaThe Charlatan) in London.[8]
She married Robert Frederic Hobbs in New York on July 26, 1900, and announced her retirement from acting that November.[9][10]
In later life, she lived inDarby, Pennsylvania. She died from cardiac arrest at Riddle Memorial Hospital inMiddletown Township, Delaware County on June 28, 1967.[2][11][12]