Years active
1870-1908
Stage Name // Legal/Birth Name
Ella Wesner, The Captain // Ella Wesner
Spouse – Helen Josephine (Josie) Mansfield (1847-1931)
Country of Origin
USA
Category
Ballet Dancer, Male Impersonator
Day Birth – Day Death
May 29, 1841 – November 10, 1917
(Buried at The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY)
Bio
Ella Wesner was from a family […]
Years active
1864-1904
Stage Name(s)
Annie Hindle
Category
Male Impersonator
Country of Origin
United Kingdom
Birth – Death
1847-Death unknown (1904 or after)
Bio
Annie Hindle was the first male impersonator to appear on variety stages in the US. She came to the US in 1868 arriving from England where she had gained performance experience at the […]
Years active
1862-1901
Stage Name // Legal/Birth Name
Bessie Bonehill & Jack Wellington (from the musical comedy “Playmates”)
Betsey Bonehill; her gravestone says “Betsey Smith otherwise Bessie Bonehill.”
Was married to:
Louis William Abrahams (had 3 children); and to William Robert Seeley (had 1 child)
Country of Origin
United Kingdom, England
Category
Male impersonator, Pantomime, and […]
Years active
1791-1795
Stage Name // Legal/Birth Name
Euphrosyne Löf
Country of Origin
Sweden, Stockholm
Category
Breeches Roles
Day Birth – Day Death
1772-1828
Bio
Euphrosyne Löf was the daughter of Johan Gottfrid Löf, a taffeltäckare (literally table coverer) at the royal court, and Catharina Charlotta Stålhammar. And she was the sister of the famed actress Fredrique […]
Years active
1688 – 1709
Stage Name // Legal/Birth Name
Anne Bracegirdle
Country of Origin
United Kingdom, England
Category
Breeches Roles
Day Birth – Day Death
1673 – 1748
Bio
She was the daughter of Martha and Justinian Bracegirdle, who was believed to be a coachman. There are conflicting records on Anne’s life so the precise date […]
Years active
1685-1723
Stage Name(s)
Susanna Centlivre
Category
Breeches Roles
Country of Origin
United Kingdom, England
Day Birth – Day Death
c. 1669 – 1723
Bio
Susanna Centlivre was an actress, poet, and playwright. She was widely considered one of the most influential female playwrights of the eighteenth century. Several of her plays remained popular well into […]