Olive May (November 17, 1871 – July 24, 1938) was an American stage actress. She appeared in the popular play Arizona and appeared in Maude Adams's company.[1][2][3]
Olive May | |
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.jpg) May in 1908 | |
| Born | November 17, 1871 |
| Died | July 24, 1938 (aged 66) |
| Occupation | Actress |
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Personal life edit
May was married to playwright Henry Guy Carleton from 1894 to 1898.[4][5][6] She married actor and manager John W. Albaugh Jr. (son of John W. Albaugh) in 1907; he died in 1910.[7][8][9][10][11]
Death edit
May died on July 24, 1938, in Beverly Hills, California at the age of 66.[12]
Selected performances edit
- The Butterflies (1894) as Suzanne Elise
- The White Heather (1897) as Mollie Fanshawe
- Arizona (1899) as Bonita (Chicago debut) (Eleanor Robson took over by time of 1900 New York debut)[13]
- Richard Carvel (1900) as Patty Swain
References edit
- ^ "Olive May; Actress Who Had Appeared in Maude Adams's Company Dies". The New York Times. 27 July 1938.
- ^ "Something Worth Seeing". Lincoln Republican. 29 September 1904.
- ^ "The Theater". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. 28 December 1901. p. 22, col. 2.
- ^ (8 September 1898). Mrs. Henry Guy Carleton Divorced, The New York Times
- ^ (8 September 1898). Olive May's sacrifice: Why she married Henry Guy Carleton the play writer, Jamestown Weekly Alert (reprint of Chicago Chronicle article)
- ^ (18 January 1899). SUIT OVER BRIDAL GIFT; Henry Guy Carleton's Divorced Wife Claims "The Butterflies." SHE INSPIRED THE PLAYWRIGHT Especially in the Third Act, He Wrote -- Carleton Explains Poetic Letter to His Betrothed, The New York Times
- ^ Who's who on the Stage 1908, p. 10M
- ^ (8 April 1910). John W. Albaugh, Jr., Dead, The New York Times
- ^ Partington, Blanche (14 August 1904). With the Players and the Music Folk, San Francisco Call
- ^ (8 April 1910). Albaugh Jr. Dead, Washington Herald
- ^ The World and the Parish: Willa Cather's Articles and Reviews Vol. 1, p. 203 (1970) (note this source contains incorrect information; it conflates another Olive May with this one)
- ^ "Actress is Called". Santa Ana Register. July 27, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ Arizona, A Drama in Four Acts (1899) (original Chicago cast listing)
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