Allys Dwyer Explained

Allys Dwyer (August 10, 1903 – October 15, 1998)[1] was an American actress who became a college educator.

Early years

Dwyer was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Augustin Dwyer of New York. Her father was vice-president of the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company. She graduated cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree from the College of New Rochelle.[2] She also acted in a student production while she was there.[3]

Career

Acting

Dwyer debuted as a professional actress in the play The Fool, performing with a touring company, after which she joined the Henry Jewett Players in Boston. In 1925, she performed with the Dowling and Anhalt troupe.[4] In 1926, she acted with the Fulton Players in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.[5] In August 1929, she became the leading actress with the Bainbridge Players[6] at the Shubert Theater in Minneapolis.[7] Her work there included portraying Nina in a production of Eugene O'Neill's Strange Interlude.[8] Her tenure with the Bainbridge Players ended in December 1929,[9] when she left to work in motion pictures under a contract with Fox Film Corporation.

On Broadway, Dwyer appeared in The Five O'Clock Girl (1927), A Regular Guy (1931), and Hot Money (1931).[10]

Academics

By 1936, Dwyer (going by her married name, Allys Dwyer Vergara) had become a lecturer in speech at the College of New Rochelle.[11] By 1939, she had become an associate professor of speech.[12] She also continued her own education at Columbia Teachers College, where in 1946 she wrote the dissertation A Critical Study of a Group of College Women's Responses to Poetry.[13]

Personal life

Dwyer was married to George Vergara, a former professional football player who later owned an insurance agency in New Rochelle, New York, and was mayor there from 1956 to 1960.[14]

Recognition

The College of New Rochelle established the Allys Dwyer Vergara Award to recognize students for excellence in speech.[15]

Notes and References

  1. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VS6V-DPX : 7 January 2021), Allys Vergara, 15 Oct 1998; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  2. News: Society deb gets 'wild stage' idea; wealthy parents proud . October 17, 2020 . The Pittsburgh Press . N. E. A. Service . November 17, 1927 . 2. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Students present plays at Fordham to-night . October 17, 2020 . The Standard Union . August 12, 1921 . New York, Brooklyn . 5. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Allys Dwyer Coming In 'Man Among Women' . October 17, 2020 . The Daily Record . July 16, 1925 . New Jersey, Long Branch . 4. Newspapers.com.
  5. News: Boy officials visit theatre . October 17, 2020 . Lancaster New Era . May 5, 1926 . Pennsylvania, Lancaster . 5. Newspapers.com.
  6. News: Leading Woman at Shubert Will Enter 'Talkies' . October 17, 2020 . The Minneapolis Star . December 19, 1929 . 1. Newspapers.com.
  7. News: Allys Dwyer Sees Spoken Drama Driving On To a New and Greater Goal . October 17, 2020 . The Minneapolis Star . October 5, 1929 . 36. Newspapers.com.
  8. News: Two Divide Nina Role at Shubert . October 17, 2020 . The Minneapolis Star . October 19, 1929 . 34. Newspapers.com.
  9. News: Drama: Shubert . October 17, 2020 . The Minneapolis Star . December 23, 1929 . 12. Newspapers.com.
  10. Web site: Allys Dwyer . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League . October 17, 2020 . https://archive.today/20201017182036/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/allys-dwyer-38841 . October 17, 2020.
  11. Book: Annales . 1936 . College of New Rochelle . 29 . October 17, 2020.
  12. News: To Lecture at New Rochelle . October 18, 2020 . The New York Times . February 5, 1939 . D 8. . ProQuest.
  13. Book: Rubin . Joan Shelley . Songs of Ourselves: The Uses of Poetry in America . 30 June 2009 . Harvard University Press . 978-0-674-04296-4 . 162–163 . October 17, 2020 . en.
  14. News: Herman . Robin . George Vergara, Ex-Mayor of New Rochelle . October 18, 2020 . The New York Times . August 17, 1982 . B 4. . ProQuest.
  15. News: 175 are graduated at New Rochelle . October 18, 2020 . The New York Times . June 9, 1959 . 40. . ProQuest.

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