Clarisse Agnew Explained

Clarisse Agnew
Other Names:Clarisse Reid, Clarissa Agnew
Birth Name:Clarice Robinson
Birth Date:1876
Birth Place:Belvedere, Marin County, California
Death Date:November 29, 1904
Death Place:Irvington, New York
Occupation:Actress
Spouse(S):Daniel G. Reid

Clarisse Agnew (1876 – November 29, 1904), born Clarice Adele Robinson, was an American actress and chorus girl. She appeared on Broadway in the 1890s, and was the second wife of industrialist Daniel G. Reid.

Early life

Clarice Robinson was born in Belvedere, in Marin County, California, the daughter of M. A. Robinson;[1] her father was a hotelkeeper.[2] Her stage career began in San Francisco when she was a teenager, but she soon moved to New York.[3]

Career

Agnew appeared as a "saucy and graceful soubrette"[4] toured nationally in Charles H. Hoyt's shows A Milk White Flag[5] [6] and A Day and a Night in New York,[7] and performed with Ethel Barrymore in Cousin Kate.[8] Fellow actress Belle Livingstone recalled her as "the gayest of comediennes".[9] She was photographed with a bicycle for an 1897 magazine feature on American actresses and cycling.[10] Her marriage in 1900 was seen as part of a trend of showgirls finding wealthy husbands.[11] [12]

Personal life

Agnew was named as a co-respondent in a divorce case in 1900.[13] [14] She married wealthy widower Daniel G. Reid in 1900.[15] She died in 1904, in Irvington, New York, from complications during surgery "for the removal of a tumor".[16] She was 27 years old.[17]

Notes and References

  1. News: 1910-03-28 . Mystery Lurks in Five Line Special . 2 . The San Francisco Examiner . 2022-08-10 . Newspapers.com.
  2. News: 1904-11-30 . Former California Actress Passes Away . 7 . The San Francisco Examiner . 2022-08-10 . Newspapers.com.
  3. News: 1900-12-03 . She Married a Millionaire and Now is a Co-Respondent . 2 . The San Francisco Examiner . 2022-08-10 . Newspapers.com.
  4. News: 1896-09-06 . Drama's Day Now Dawns . 18 . The Chicago Chronicle . 2022-08-10 . Newspapers.com.
  5. Briscoe . Johnson . July 1911 . Tempus Fugit in the Theatre . The Green Book Album . 6 . 147–148.
  6. News: 1897-01-25 . She Proved Her Identity; How Clairisse Agnew Almost Shocked Mr. Dorney . 3 . Times Union . 2022-08-10 . Newspapers.com.
  7. Book: Catalogue of Plays, 1916 . 1916 . Sanger & Jordan . 62 . en.
  8. December 28, 1903 . Cousin Kate . The Cast . 14 . 187 . 324.
  9. Book: Livingstone, Belle . Belle of Bohemia: The Memoirs of Belle Livingstone . 1927 . J. Hamilton Limited . 61 . en.
  10. March 1897 . A Favorite American Pastime . The Peterson Magazine . 7 . 318.
  11. October 1905 . From Tights to Millions . The Pandex of the Press . 2 . 4 . 373.
  12. ten Broeck . Helen . May 1920 . Society and the Stage . Theatre Magazine . 31 . 406.
  13. https://books.google.com/books?id=hiyHrZvn2FAC&dq=Clarisse+Agnew&pg=PA679 Weil v. Weil
  14. News: 1900-12-07 . Mrs. Weil Quickly Gets Divorce . 9 . The San Francisco Examiner . 2022-08-10 . Newspapers.com.
  15. News: 1920-08-15 . Clipped From The Atlanta Constitution . 3 . The Atlanta Constitution . 2022-08-10 . Newspapers.com.
  16. News: 1904-11-30 . Clarisse Agnew Died After an Operation . 8 . The Fresno Morning Republican . 2022-08-10 . Newspapers.com.
  17. December 10, 1904 . The Deaths of the Week . The Week's Progress . 24 . 513.

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