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Fanny Kemble: United States
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W&L's playwright in residence Tom Ziegler has written a compelling one-woman show about the life of famous 19th century actress Fanny Kemble. Performed to rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe last summer, the production has been re-mounted for a limited tour in the Mid-Atlantic states by director Jere Hodgin, artistic director of Mill Mountain Theatre. Limited tickets available.
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Kemble was a member of one of England's renowned theatrical families and an acclaimed actress in her own right when she came to the United States as a young woman in 1832. In order to save her family business from bankruptcy, she and her father completed a highly successful Shakespeare tour of the northern cities.
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Built in 1881 by President Chester Arthur’s Secretary of State, Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, the Kemble Inn has since graced the town of Lenox, MA with its stately grandeur. A grand, welcoming foyer and staircase with its Palladian window are the testament to the elegance and opulence of a bygone era.
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Kemble eventually moved back to Philadelphia, where she supported herself by touring the United States and Europe with her Shakespeare readings. She continued to travel until her death on January 15, 1893, in London.
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