Minnie Madden Fiske (Minnie Maddern Fiske)

(19.12.1865 - 1932)
Born in New Orleans at the end of the Civil War in a family of actors. First performed on stage in 3 years and captivated the entire audience of America. As a teenager, played mostly comedies. Among the most significant works in this period of her work were roles in "Caprice" ( "Caprice") and "In spite of everything" ( "In Spite of All"). In 1890, Mr.. married Fiske Harrison (Harrison Grey Fiske), editor of The New York Drametik Mirrou "(" The New York Dramatic Mirror ") and for a time left the theater. But in 28 years, has returned as Mrs. Fiske, has never left the scene. It was one of the first actresses who change their way of singing roles with the emotional, used in melodramas, the XIX century. On a more realistic psychological dramas of the XX century., Thus exerting an enormous influence on the style of play on stage at all. Put the play itself, which played. Among her favorite authors William Shakespeare, Ibsen, I. Goethe, A. Strindberg, R. Sheridan, and other American dramatists. She has toured in various cities of America and her work Kanady.Sredi roles in "Frog crossing" ( "Fogg's Ferry"), . "Hesler Kru" ( "Hesler Crewe"), . "A Doll's House" ( "A Doll's House"), . "The Queen of liars" ( "The Queen of Liars", . later placed under the name "Marie Delosh" ( "Marie Deloche")), . "Sezerlina" ( "Cesarline", . English version of the French play "Woman of Claude" ( "La Femme de Claude")), . Love finds a way "(" Love Finds The Way "), . "Magda" ( "Magda"), . "Tess of the Dubervilya" ( "Tess of the D'Urbervilles"), . "Little Italy" ( "Little Italy"), . "Miranda on the balcony" ( "Miranda of the Balcony"), . "The New York idea" ( "The New York Idea"), . "This unpleasant Mrs. Hatch" ( "The Unwelcome Mrs.Hatch"), . "Mary of Magdala" ( "Mary of Magdala"), . "Tenderness" ( "Dolce"), . "Hedda Gabler" ( "Hedda Gabler"),
. Acted in films, in t.ch. in the films "Tess" ( "Tess", 1913) and "Vanity Fair" ( "Vanity Fair", 1915). As a playwright, she has become known for her one-act play, in t.ch. "Light of the Holy Agnes" ( "A Light from St. Agnes "), which became the libretto of the opera of the same name F. Harling (Franke Harling), in which she also played," Rose "(" The Rose ")," The heart sees "(" The Eyes of Heart ")," Innocent "(" Not Guilty "), etc.