Born Jeannette Davis in Philadelphia, before her marriage her stage name was Henrietta Baker.[1] She made her début as a vocalist during the summer of 1854 at the Assembly Buildings in Philadelphia under the management of Professor Mueller.[citation needed]
Her first appearance at a regular theatre was at the city museum on September 9, 1854, as Miss Apsley in The Willow Copse. A short time afterward she became a member of the Arch Street Theatre, where she remained nearly two seasons. She became a member of the company when the National in Cincinnati, Ohio, was opened by Lewis Baker for the 1857–58 season.[2]
After a long absence from New York City, in late 1886 she appeared at the reopening of the Fourteenth Street Theatre as Linda Colmore in The Scapegoat.
henrietta, baker, chanfrau, 1837, 1909, american, stage, actress, chanfrau, between, 1855, 1865, bornhenrietta, bakerc, 1837philadelphia, pennsylvania, united, statesdied1909new, jersey, united, statesother, namesjeannette, davisoccupationactressspousefrank, c. Henrietta Baker Chanfrau c 1837 1909 was an American stage actress Henrietta Baker ChanfrauChanfrau between 1855 and 1865 BornHenrietta Bakerc 1837Philadelphia Pennsylvania United StatesDied1909New Jersey United StatesOther namesJeannette DavisOccupationActressSpouseFrank Chanfrau 1858 1884 his death Born Jeannette Davis in Philadelphia before her marriage her stage name was Henrietta Baker 1 She made her debut as a vocalist during the summer of 1854 at the Assembly Buildings in Philadelphia under the management of Professor Mueller citation needed Her first appearance at a regular theatre was at the city museum on September 9 1854 as Miss Apsley in The Willow Copse A short time afterward she became a member of the Arch Street Theatre where she remained nearly two seasons She became a member of the company when the National in Cincinnati Ohio was opened by Lewis Baker for the 1857 58 season 2 After a long absence from New York City in late 1886 she appeared at the reopening of the Fourteenth Street Theatre as Linda Colmore in The Scapegoat She married actor Frank Chanfrau in July 1858 She died in Burlington New Jersey September 21 1909 1 Notes edit a b Vickery Bareford Melissa 2000 Chanfrau Henrietta Baker 1837 1909 actress Vol 1 Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 anb 9780198606697 article 1800203 ISBN 978 0 19 860669 7 Brown T Allston 1870 History of the American Stage New York Dick and Fitzgerald References editWilson J G Fiske J eds 1900 Chanfrau Frank S Appletons Cyclopaedia of American Biography New York D Appleton University of Washington Digital Collections Search for Henrietta Chanfrau External links editSarony portrait and flip side nbsp This article about an American theatre actor born in the 1830s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henrietta Baker Chanfrau amp oldid 1204344612, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
