Laura Sedgwick Collins was an American

United States

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 musician, composer and actress.

Biography

Laura Sedgwick was born in Poughkeepsie, New York

New York

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. She graduated from the Lyceum School of Acting in New York City

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 and performed in theaters in New York and Brooklyn

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. She played the piano and wrote music, including "The Two Republics" a march performed at the unveiling of the Statue of Liberty

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. She belonged to the Music Teachers' National Association.

Works

Collins wrote mostly theater music, but also songs and violin pieces. Selected works include:

• The Two Republics
• Pierrot, music for the play
• Electra, music for the play (1889)
• Thou'rt like a lovely Flower {Du bist wie eine Blume} part-song for men's voices, words by H. Heine (1900)
• The Night-Watch, part-song for men's voices, words and music by L. S. Collins (1900)
• Love is a Sickness, part-song, words by S. Daniel (1900)
• The Origin of the Rainbow (1908)
• My Philosphy, song, words and music by L. S. Collins (1911)
• Sleepy Time, song, words by A. Fitch (1913)
• Tree of Light!, a community carol, words and music by L. S. Collins (1916)
• Everybody's Christmas! and It's your Christmas and mine! words by Louise Horton, two community carols for mixed voices with piano or organ accompaniment (1917)
• In memoriam: A tribute to Theodore Roosewelt, (1919)