Effie Ellsler

Effie Ellsler , was an American actress of stage and screen whose career had its beginnings at the knees of her parents and lasted well into the 1930s. She was best remembered over her early career for playing the title role in Steele MacKayes hit play, Hazel Kirke, and as the selfsacrificing Bessie Barton in Frank Harvers Woman Against Woman. Ellsler remained active over her later years appearing between 1901 and 1936 in at least six Broadway productions and twentytwo motion pictures.

Euphemia Effie Ellsler was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the daughter of actors John and Euphemia Effie Ellsler. She first appeared on stage at the age of three in Cleveland, Ohio at the Academy of Music by then under the management of her father. Ellslers first role was the Genie of the Ring in a production called, Aladdin or, The Wonderful Lamp . At age four she was cast as Little Eva in an adaptation of Harriet Beecher Stowes Uncle Toms Cabin. As a young girl Ellsler would often be asked to play juvenile roles with her fathers stock company while attending school at the local Ursuline Convent and, with the aid of her mother, ballet dance classes.

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