Ada Rehan
Ada C. Rehan (born April 22, 1857 in Limerick as Delia Crehan , † January 8, 1916 in New York City ) was a popular American theater actress at the end of the 19th century.
Life
Ada Rehan was born Delia Crehan on April 22, 1857 in Limerick . Her parents, William and Janet Crehan, emigrated to America with their children in 1862 and opened a small business in Brooklyn . Like her older sisters before her, Ada, as she was called in the family, received sound training in singing and dancing from the John Drews in Philadelphia .
Her big break came in the late 1870s when Ada Crehan joined the theater company of Augustin Daly (1838–1899), one of the most successful theater managers on Broadway . After her name was wrongly printed as Ada C. Rehan in a program booklet - she kept it in the later years. In addition to many modern society pieces - Ada Rehan celebrated great success in Shakespeare roles, including Rosalind , Viola , Katherine and Portia . In the later years she performed on extensive guest tours, including the USA, England , Germany and France .
In 1905 Ada Rehan gave up her theater career and lived in her New York apartment until her death in 1916.
Roles (selection)
- Rosalind in As You Like It (Original title: As You Like It )
- Katherine in The Taming of the Shrew (Original title: The Taming of the Shrew )
- Viola in Was ihr wollt (Original title: Twelfth Night, or What You Will )
- Lady Teazle in Die Lästerschule (Original title: The School for Scandal )
- Roxanne in Cyrano de Bergerac (Original title: Cyrano de Bergerac )
gallery
Ada Rehan and John Drew as Rosalind and Orlando , about 1880
Ada Rehan as Katherine , 1887
Ada Rehan, around 1890
Ada Rehan as Lady Teazle
literature
- William Winter: Ada Rehan: A Study , limited edition, New York (1891)
- William Winter: Shadows of the Stage , New York (1892)
- LC Strang: Famous Actresses of the Day in America , Boston (1899)
- Norman Hapgood: The Stage in America, 1897-1900 , New York (1901)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rehan, Ada |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Delia Crehan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American stage actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 22, 1857 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | limerick |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 8, 1916 |
| Place of death | New York City |