Miss Louise Jordan

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Contributor Miss Louise Jordan
Gender Female
Nationality American
Date of Birth 5 March 1864
Date of Death 22 September 1933
Functions Actor
Notes Born in Macomb, Illinois. At age 5 the family moved to Chicago where her father became wealthy as a banker. She attended Vassar College but was forced to withdraw due to ill-health. At age 18, she began to act in plays in a travelling theatrical company which was run by her future husband, George Crichton Miln. She married him in 1888 and together they travelled to Australia. Her husband struggled to work as an actor and their life for a few years was lived in poverty. He eventually left for work in New Zealand leaving her behind in Sydney to take care of their three young children. After
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Events
  • Richard III, Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 20 October 1888
  • Richelieu, Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 13 October 1888
  • Hamlet, Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 6 October 1888

Actor

  • Richard III, Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 20 October 1888
  • Richelieu, Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 13 October 1888
  • Hamlet, Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 6 October 1888

George Miln - Actor

  • Richard III, Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 20 October 1888
  • Richelieu, Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 13 October 1888
  • Hamlet, Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 6 October 1888

William Shakespeare - Playwright

  • Richard III, Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 20 October 1888
  • Hamlet, Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 6 October 1888

Edward Bulwer-Lytton - Playwright

  • Richelieu, Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 13 October 1888

Colley Cibber - Adaptor

  • Richard III, Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 20 October 1888

Messrs Rignold and Allison

  • Richard III, Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 20 October 1888
  • Richelieu, Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 13 October 1888

Charles Warner's Dramatic Company

  • Hamlet, Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 6 October 1888

Williamson, Garner and Musgrove

  • Hamlet, Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW, 6 October 1888
Data Set AusStage
Contributor Identifier 564890