Isabel Irving

Isabel Irving
Isabel Irving
	Isabel Irving, ca. 1907
Born	February 28, 1871; Bridgeport, Connecticut
Died	September 1, 1944 (aged 73); Nantucket, Massachusetts
Years active	1887–1936
Spouse(s)	William H. Thompson

Isabel Irving (1871–1944) was an American stage actress.

Isabel Irving, actress

Biography

Isabel Irving was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on February 28, 1871, to Charles Washington and Isabella Irving[1] and made her New York stage debut in 1886[2] (or 1888[3]) at the Standard Theatre in The Schoolmistress under Rosina Vokes.[4]

Irving made her London debut at the Lyceum Theatre in 1890 as Daisy in Nancy and Company.[2]

In 1894, she signed a three-year contract with the manager of the Lyceum Theatre in New York stipulating "for the first time in her short career on stage," that she shall have "leading business."[4] Until that time she had played the ingenue or other small parts.[4]

In 1899, after a secret engagement, Irving married the actor William H. Thompson who died in 1923.[3]

In 1907, an Oregon newspaper (The Morning Oregonian) called her a "brilliant American actress" and "a charming actress and comedienne" during her national tour performance there in Susan In Search of a Husband.[5][6]

She retired from her long career in theater in 1936 after completing her final tour in Three Wise Fools. She died in 1944 in Nantucket at 73.[1][2]

Selected Appearances

Irving appeared in numerous productions during her 50-year career.[1][4][2][7]

The Schoolmistress (as Gwendoline)
Pantomime Rehearsal
Nancy and Company (as Daisy)
Gwynee's Oath (as the ingenue)
Popping the Question (as the waiting maid)
The Great Unknown (as Pansy)
As You Like It (as Audrey)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (as Oberon)
The Hunchback (as Helen)
The Last Word (as Miss Rutherell)
The Arabian Nights (as Maitland)
Needles and Pins
The Critic
The Lottery of Love
The Cabinet Minister
She Stoops to Conquer
Merry Wives of Windsor
The Age of Innocence
Uncle Vanya
Three Wise Fools

References

Leonard, John William (1914). Woman's Who's Who of America: a Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, American Commonwealth Company, pg. 423. ISBN 0810340186
"ISABEL IRVIN6, 3, ACTRESS 50 Years; Star in Companies of Vokes, Daly and Frohman Dies-Played Opposite Drew". timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
"MISS ISABEL IRVING WEDS.; Ceremony performed in New Jersey Unltes the Actress to Thompson, the Actor". timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
"ISABEL IRVING'S PLANS.; The Young Actress to be a Member of Mr. Frohman's Company". timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
Library, University of Oregon, Knight (1907-02-01). "Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, February 01, 1907, Image 14" (1907/02/01): 14. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Library, University of Oregon, Knight (1907-02-02). "Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, February 02, 1907, Image 14" (1907/02/02): 14. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada. American Commonwealth Company. 1914. p. 423. ISBN 978-0-8103-4018-3.

External links

Isabel Irving at the Internet Broadway Database
Isabel Irving photo gallery at the NYP Library
Actors Colony of Siasconset from the Nantucket Historical Association Digital Exhibition 'Sconset 02564

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[:0-1] Leonard, John William (1914). Woman's Who's Who of America: a Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, American Commonwealth Company, pg. 423. ISBN 0810340186

[:3-2] "ISABEL IRVIN6, 3, ACTRESS 50 Years; Star in Companies of Vokes, Daly and Frohman Dies-Played Opposite Drew". timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-11-21.

[:2-3] "MISS ISABEL IRVING WEDS.; Ceremony performed in New Jersey Unltes the Actress to Thompson, the Actor". timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-11-21.

[:1-4] "ISABEL IRVING'S PLANS.; The Young Actress to be a Member of Mr. Frohman's Company". timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-11-21.

[5] Library, University of Oregon, Knight (1907-02-01). "Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, February 01, 1907, Image 14" (1907/02/01): 14. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[6] Library, University of Oregon, Knight (1907-02-02). "Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, February 02, 1907, Image 14" (1907/02/02): 14. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[7] Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada. American Commonwealth Company. 1914. p. 423. ISBN 978-0-8103-4018-3.