May Wright Sewall Papers

Letter from Helena Modjeska to May Wright Sewall.

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Title: Letter from Helena Modjeska to May Wright Sewall.
Description: I accept with pleasure your invitation to deliver an address on "Woman on the Stage" before the Congress. I wish that the delegates to our sections may be real representatives of the Dramatic Art. I suggest several names for the selection of the committee - (Herewith follow 10 names, including Julia Marlowe.) Helena Modjeska (1840-1909), Polish-American actress. Due to political reasons, she and her husband, a member of the Polish aristocracy, were obliged to leave Poland in 1886. Along with a small number of friends, they emigrated to California and attempted to start an agricultural colony, which failed due to drought and the depression of 1887. She quickly learned English and made her American stage debut in San Francisco in 1877. She excelled in serious dramatic roles and continued a successful career for the next 30 years. Modjeska Peak and Modjeska Canyon in California are named for her.
Correspondent: Modjeska, Helena, 1840-1909
Date: 1893-02-15; 1893
Time period: 1890s (1890-1899); 19th century;
Subject: Sewall, May Wright, 1844-1920; Modjeska, Helena, 1840-1909; Actresses--United States; Actresses--Poland; Polish Americans; World's Congress of Representative Women (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
Genre: Correspondence;
Collection: May Wright Sewall Papers
Copyright information: This item is in the public domain.
Physical repository: Indianapolis Special Collections Room, Indianapolis Public Library
Repository collection name: May Wright Sewall letters
Digital publisher: Indianapolis Marion County Public Library
Date digitized: 2005
Repository: The Indianapolis Public Library Digital Collections
Source: From: May Wright Sewall Papers

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