Lillian Kemble

Lillian Kemble (née Schmidt) (fl. 1900–1922) was an American stage and silent film actress. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,[1][lower-alpha 1] to Karl (Carl) Schmidt, a German immigrant comedian and theatre manager, she made her first stage appearance at the age of 10, performing in German and English. She made her English-language debut at the Lyceum Theatre in Denver, and worked in several stock companies throughout the country. She made a name for herself on Broadway starring in George Broadhurst's 1906 original The Man of the Hour.[3][4][5] She was leading lady for two seasons with the Castle Square Theatre company in Boston before joining the Poli Theatre Company in Washington, D.C.[1][6] She also appeared in silent films, including a chief supporting role in The House of Mirrors (1916) with Frank Mills.[7]

Not to be confused with Lillian Kemble-Cooper.
Lillian Kemble

In 1898 she married the actor-singer Will S. Rising.[8][5] They divorced in 1905, and a year later Kemble was co-respondent in the divorce case of fellow actor Charles D. Mackay and Georgie Elliott Porter, daughter of novelist Linn Boyd Porter.[9] Kemble and Mackay were married shortly afterwards.[10][11]

Footnotes
  1. Some sources state Philadelphia.[2]

References
  1. Whaley, Cady (August 3, 1907). "Lillian Kemble Talks of Her Work and Ideals". The Billboard. Vol. 19, no. 31. p. 5.
  2. Motion Picture Studio Directory and Trade Annual. New York City: Motion Picture News, Inc. 1917. p. 100.
  3. Briscoe, Johnson (1907). The Actors' Birthday Book. Moffat, Yard. p. 97.
  4. "Final performance at Smith's tonight of great American production, The Man of the Hour". The Bridgeport Evening Farmer. 9 January 1909. p. 4.
  5. "Miss Kemble Going". Daily Inter Mountain. Butte, Montana. 26 May 1900. p. 15.
  6. "Complete Roster New Poli Players; Headed by Charles Mackey and Lillian Kemble, Company has Many New Faces". The Washington Times. 15 November 1914. p. 14.
  7. "Miss Lillian Kemble, imported from the stage, who makes her bow as a Mutualite in the chief supporting role to Frank Mills in The House of Sorrows". Motography. Vol. 16, no. 10. September 2, 1916. p. 568.
  8. "Marriage Licenses". The San Francisco Call. October 28, 1898. p. 11.
  9. "Beautiful actress a co-respondent. The daughter of a Boston author seeks a divorce from her actor husband". The Hawaiian Star. October 17, 1906. p. 6.
  10. "Will marry Miss Kemble". The Cambridge Chronicle. January 26, 1907. p. 18.
  11. "Carl Schmidt and wife visiting Daeufer home". The Allentown Leader. October 5, 1912. p. 7.
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