Amy Fawsitt Explained

Amy Fawsitt
Birth Date:	1836
Birth Place:	London, England
Death Place:	New York City, US
Other Names:	Mrs. Menzies
Occupation:	Actress

Amy Fawsitt (c. 1836 – December 26, 1876) also known as Mrs. Menzies, was an English actress.

In 1867, Miss Fawsitt made her first appearance on the London stage at the old Standard Theatre, Globe Theatre, Vaudeville Theatre. At this period she was looked upon as a promising rival of Marie Wilton.

Fawsitt died of tuberculosis on December 26, 1876, in New York. She had made her American debut in September 1876 in Life at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, and withdrew on October 10.^{[1] [2] [3]}

External links

• portrait Amy Fawsitt(archived)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Amy Faswitt . PictureHistory.com . August 19, 2012 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120222041253/http://www.picturehistory.com/product/id/20056 . February 22, 2012 .
2. Brown, T. Allston. A History of the New York Stage, Vol. 3, pp. 14-15 (1903)
3. (12 September 1877). Amy Fawsitt's Sad Death, The New York Times