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- Donnelly attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart in New York. She began acting on Broadway in 1901, playing the title role in Candida.
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She began acting on Broadway in 1901, playing the title role in Candida. She made famous the play Madame X on the Broadway stage in 1910 and in a 1916 silent film. She is the subject of a 1999 book by Lorraine McLean Dorothy Donnelly: A Life in the Theatre.
Songwriter ("Silver Moon", "Deep In My Heart, Dear", "Mother"), author and actress, Dorothy Donnelly was educated in a convent and later became a member of the Henry Donnelly Stock Company. She created the role of Candida in the US, and also appeared in "Madame X".
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Dorothy Donnelly (January 28, 1880 - January 3, 1928) was an actress, playwright, librettist, producer and director. After a decade-long acting career that included several notable roles on Broadway, she turned to writing plays, musicals and operettas, including more than a dozen on Broadway including several long-running successes.
Dorothy Donnelly made her first appearance as an actress at the Murray Hill Theater in New York in August 1898; she remained with that theater for the next three years playing juvenile and leading roles.
Mar 3, 2011 · She made her acting debut in the stock company of her brother, Henry V. Donnelly at the Murray Hill Theatre in New York City. She became a well known performer in 1903 when she played title roles in Yeat’s “Kathleen ni Houlihan” and Shaw’s “Candida” in their first American performances.
Dorothy Donnelly (January 28, 1880 - January 3, 1928) was an actress, playwright, librettist, producer and director. After a decade-long acting career that included several notable roles on Broadway, she turned to writing plays, musicals and operettas, including more than a dozen on Broadway including several long-running successes.
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