Isabel Irving | |
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Born | |
Died | September 1, 1944 | (aged 73)
Years active | 1887–1936 |
Spouse | William H. Thompson (1899 – 1923) |
Isabel Irving (February 28, 1871 –September 1, 1944) was an American stage actress.
Irving made her London debut at the Lyceum Theatre in 1890 as Daisy in Nancy and Company.[1]
In 1894, she signed a three-year contract with the manager of the Lyceum Theatre in New York, stipulating "for the first time in her short career on stage," that she shall have "leading business."[2] Until that time she had played the ingenue and other small parts.[2]
Isabel Irving was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on February 28, 1871 to Charles Washington and Isabella Irving.[3] She made her New York stage debut in c. 1886[4][5] at the Standard Theatre in The Schoolmistress under Rosina Vokes.[6]
In 1899, after a secret engagement, Irving married the actor William H. Thompson who died in 1923.[5]
In 1907, an Oregon newspaper (The Morning Oregonian) called her a "brilliant American actress" and "a charming actress and comedienne" during her national tour performance there in Susan In Search of a Husband.[7][8]
She retired from her long career in theater in 1936 after completing her final tour in Three Wise Fools. She died in 1944 in Nantucket at 73.[3][4]
Irving appeared in numerous productions during her 50-year career.[3][6][4][9]