Vane Featherston Explained

Vane Featherston
Birth Date:1864
Death Date:1948
Occupation:Actress

Vane Featherston (1864–1948) was an English theatre actress.[1]

She debuted at the Olympic Theatre, and had small roles in plays in other London theatres, initially as "Miss Vane".[2] As her career progressed, she used the name "Miss Vane Featherston".[2] In 1884, she joined Charles Hawtrey's company.[2] She was eventually signed to a three-year engagement.[2] Featherston has 33 credits listed in the book The London Stage 1890–1899: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel alone.[3] She also appeared in a number of Broadway plays from 1905 to 1922 and the film The Brass Bottle (1914).

On 16 August 1884, her image was published on the cover of Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News.[4] [5] There are two photographs of her in the National Portrait Gallery, London.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Clement Scott. "The Theatre".
  2. Book: The Theater: A Monthly Review and Magazine . 1889 . Wyman & Sons . 217 . January 14, 2014.
  3. Book: Wearing, J. P. . J. P. Wearing

    . The London Stage 1890-1899: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel . J. P. Wearing . 2013 . Scarecrow Press . 9780810892828 . 6, 10, 14, 19, 33, 88, 104, 114, 119, 136, 141, 145, 153, 154, 165, 189, 204, 210, 239, 266, 276, 285, 286, 354, 369, 377, 396, 406, 424, etc. . January 14, 2014.

  4. Web site: 1884 Antique Portrait Mi (sic) Vane Featherston Woman . Amazon . January 14, 2014.
  5. Web site: 1884 Miss Vane Featherston Lady Costume Antique Wood engraving Print . January 14, 2014.
  6. Web site: Vane Featherston (1864-1948), Actress . National Portrait Gallery . January 14, 2014.