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Helena Modrzejewska (Polish pronunciation: [mɔdʐɛˈjɛfska]; born Jadwiga Benda; 12 October 1840 – 8 April 1909), known professionally as Helena Modjeska, was a Polish actress who specialized in Shakespearean and tragic roles. She was successful first on the Polish stage.
Apr 5, 2024 · Helena Modjeska was a Polish-American actress whose repertory included 260 Shakespearean and contemporary roles, some in both Polish and English. The daughter of a musician, she married an actor, Gustav Modrzejewski, and they joined a company of strolling players. In 1868 she married Count Bozenta.
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Oct 15, 2021 · Learn about Helena Modjeska, who starred in Shakespeare plays in Warsaw and California, and inspired a candy named after her. Listen to a podcast interview with a Folger curator who shares her story and legacy.
Learn about Helena Modjeska, the most famous Shakespearean actress in America in the late 19th century. She was a Polish immigrant who performed in San Francisco, New York, London, and rural America, and influenced the American theatre.
Beth Holmgren’s recent book, Starring Madame Modjeska: On Tour in Poland and America, looks at the career of the most prominent Polish actress of the nineteenth century. Even though Helena Modjeska played Shakespeare on American stages with a Polish accent, she achieved great success overseas.
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Arden the Helena Modjeska Historic House and Gardens was the home of the world-renowned Shakespearean actress Helena Modjeska from 1888 until 1906. Helena came to America from Poland with her husband, Charles Bozenta Chlaplowski and friends in 1876 to form an agricultural colony in Anaheim.
Dec 6, 2016 · Born on October 12, 1840, the Shakespearean star Helena Modjeska shone bright in two very different theatrical worlds, first becoming a leading lady in Warsaw and then, after moving to Anaheim, California, launching a second career as a leading actress… Shakespeare and Beyond.
