Society for the Preservation of Theatrical History

LILLIE LANGTRY (October 13, 1853 - February 12 1927) The Lily of Jersey, from American Vaudeville Its Life and Times by Douglas Gilber...

MINNIE PALMER, GREAT STAR OF THE STAGE (1865 - 1936) Born in Philadelphia, the daughter of Captain Palmer, a gentleman of English birth...

Ethel Barrymore at age 10 ETHEL BARRYMORE PLAYED CAMILLE AT AGE 10 An excerpt from John Barrymore's mini-autobiography entitled W...

CHARLOTTE CRAMPTON THE FIRST MAZEPPA (1816 - 1875) According to Odell's Annals of the New York Stage, Ms. Crampton performed the ...

AMELIA BINGHAM     ACTRESS-MANAGER (March 20, 1869 - September 1, 1927) "I was convinced that 'the play's the thing'...

CLARA MORRIS REMEMBERS JOHN WILKES BOOTH April 14, 1865 is a day that will always be a painful reminder of the assassination of beloved ...

                                                                                                JULIE HARRIS REMEMBERS HELEN HAYES June...