Grace Van Studdiford (née Quivey; January , â€" January , ) was an
early twentieth-century American opera singer and actress. She never
recorded for gramophone but made a few motion pictures. Her Broadway
roles are limited as she toured all over the country.Grace Quivey was
born in North Manchester, Indiana to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Quivey. She
had three siblings Maude, Ralph and Mary. She made her first
appearance on the stage in Chicago in The Black Hussar. In she toured
with Jefferson De Angelis in The Jolly Musketeer. After her tour with
De Angelis she started to perform opera and on October , appeared at
the Metropolitan Opera House in the title role of Martha. She also
appeared there as Michaela in Carmen, Marguerite in Faust,
Fleur-de-Lys in Esmerelda, Josephine in H.M.S. Pinafore and Leonora in
Il trovatore.In Van Studdiford opened the opera Maid Marian and later
debuted The Red Feather which was specially written for her. This
opera also boasted some of the most elaborate costumes up to that
date. She played in and toured The Red Feather for two years. After
touring with The Red Feather, Van Studdiford chose her next title part
in the opera Lady Teazle which was not performed on Broadway but at
several popular music halls throughout the country. In July she was
back on Broadway in The Mimic World. In October she was at New York's
Broadway Theater as Ilma Walden in The Golden Butterfly and toured
this opera into . found Van Studdiford in the popular opera The
Bohemian Girl in the part of Arline. In late she toured in A Bridal
Trip before bringing it to Broadway's Herald Square Theater in January
under the name The Paradise of Mahomet. In she appeared at the
Winter Garden Theatre in La Belle Paree as Mimi and later toured in A
Bridal Trip now renamed The Paradise of Mahomet. In Van Studdiford
toured the US in Oh! Oh! Delphine playing the title character. Her
last recorded performance in an opera or play is in the musical comedy
A Trip to Chinatown as Mrs Guyer. In this play Van Studdiford toured
many military camps as World War I wound to a finish. This musical was
later made into a silent movie by Fox Studios. After her last stage
credit in , she appeared in a small number of silent films using the
name Grace Studiford and Grace Studdiford, her last film credit being
in .
early twentieth-century American opera singer and actress. She never
recorded for gramophone but made a few motion pictures. Her Broadway
roles are limited as she toured all over the country.Grace Quivey was
born in North Manchester, Indiana to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Quivey. She
had three siblings Maude, Ralph and Mary. She made her first
appearance on the stage in Chicago in The Black Hussar. In she toured
with Jefferson De Angelis in The Jolly Musketeer. After her tour with
De Angelis she started to perform opera and on October , appeared at
the Metropolitan Opera House in the title role of Martha. She also
appeared there as Michaela in Carmen, Marguerite in Faust,
Fleur-de-Lys in Esmerelda, Josephine in H.M.S. Pinafore and Leonora in
Il trovatore.In Van Studdiford opened the opera Maid Marian and later
debuted The Red Feather which was specially written for her. This
opera also boasted some of the most elaborate costumes up to that
date. She played in and toured The Red Feather for two years. After
touring with The Red Feather, Van Studdiford chose her next title part
in the opera Lady Teazle which was not performed on Broadway but at
several popular music halls throughout the country. In July she was
back on Broadway in The Mimic World. In October she was at New York's
Broadway Theater as Ilma Walden in The Golden Butterfly and toured
this opera into . found Van Studdiford in the popular opera The
Bohemian Girl in the part of Arline. In late she toured in A Bridal
Trip before bringing it to Broadway's Herald Square Theater in January
under the name The Paradise of Mahomet. In she appeared at the
Winter Garden Theatre in La Belle Paree as Mimi and later toured in A
Bridal Trip now renamed The Paradise of Mahomet. In Van Studdiford
toured the US in Oh! Oh! Delphine playing the title character. Her
last recorded performance in an opera or play is in the musical comedy
A Trip to Chinatown as Mrs Guyer. In this play Van Studdiford toured
many military camps as World War I wound to a finish. This musical was
later made into a silent movie by Fox Studios. After her last stage
credit in , she appeared in a small number of silent films using the
name Grace Studiford and Grace Studdiford, her last film credit being
in .
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