Lillian Kemble Explained
Lillian Kemble should not be confused with Lillian Kemble-Cooper.
Lillian Kemble (née Schmidt) (fl. 1900–1922) was an American stage and silent film actress. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,[1] to Karl (Carl) Schmidt, a German immigrant comedian and theatre manager, she made her first stage appearance at the age of 10, performing in German and English. She made her English-language debut at the Lyceum Theatre in Denver, and worked in several stock companies throughout the country. She made a name for herself on Broadway starring in George Broadhurst's 1906 original The Man of the Hour.[2] [3] [4] She was leading lady for two seasons with the Castle Square Theatre company in Boston before joining the Poli Theatre Company in Washington, D.C.[1] [5] She also appeared in silent films, including a chief supporting role in The House of Mirrors (1916) with Frank Mills.[6]
In 1898 she married the actor-singer Will S. Rising.[7] [4] They divorced in 1905, and a year later Kemble was co-respondent in the divorce case of fellow actor Charles D. Mackay and Georgie Elliott Porter, daughter of novelist Linn Boyd Porter.[8] Kemble and Mackay were married shortly afterwards.[9] [10]
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Notes and References
- Whaley . Cady . Lillian Kemble Talks of Her Work and Ideals . The Billboard . August 3, 1907 . 19 . 31 . 5 . English.
- Book: Briscoe . Johnson . The Actors' Birthday Book . 1907 . Moffat, Yard . 97 .
- News: Final performance at Smith's tonight of great American production, The Man of the Hour . The Bridgeport Evening Farmer . 9 January 1909 . 4.
- News: Miss Kemble Going . Daily Inter Mountain . 26 May 1900 . Butte, Montana . 15.
- News: Complete Roster New Poli Players; Headed by Charles Mackey and Lillian Kemble, Company has Many New Faces . The Washington Times . 15 November 1914 . 14.
- Miss Lillian Kemble, imported from the stage, who makes her bow as a Mutualite in the chief supporting role to Frank Mills in The House of Sorrows. Motography. 16. 10. September 2, 1916. 568.
- News: Marriage Licenses . The San Francisco Call . October 28, 1898 . 11.
- News: Beautiful actress a co-respondent. The daughter of a Boston author seeks a divorce from her actor husband . The Hawaiian Star . October 17, 1906 . 6.
- News: Will marry Miss Kemble . The Cambridge Chronicle . January 26, 1907 . 18.
- News: Carl Schmidt and wife visiting Daeufer home . The Allentown Leader . October 5, 1912 . 7.
