Rose Coghlan English

England

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 actress was the sister of Charles Francis Coghlan

Charles Francis Coghlan

Charles Francis Coghlan , Canadian actor, was born in Prince Edward Island, Canada, and was educated in law.He made his first London appearance in 1860, and became the leading actor at the Prince of Wales's Theatre. He starred in Sweethearts by W. S. Gilbert...

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She went to America

United States

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 in 1871 as part of Lydia Thompson's

Lydia Thompson

Lydia Thompson, born Eliza Hodges Thompson , was an English dancer, actress and theatrical producer....

 troupe touring the U.S.. She made her Broadway debut in 1872 in a musical. Coghlan was again in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 from 1873 to 1877, playing with Barry Sullivan

Barry Sullivan (stage actor)

Barry Sullivan , was an acclaimed stage actor who played many classical parts in England, Australia and America.-Early life:...

, and then returned to America. She became prominent as Countess Zicka in Diplomacy, and Stephanie in Forget-me-not. She was at Wallack

James William Wallack

James William Wallack was an Anglo-American actor and manager, born in London, and brother of Henry John Wallack.Wallack's parents were comedians, who performed at the London minor playhouses and in the British provinces. His first appearance on the stage was as a child at the Surrey Theatre in...

's almost continuously until 1888, and subsequently appeared in melodrama in parts like the title-role of The Sporting Duchess.

Rose Coghlan died in 1932 in Harrison, New York

Harrison, New York

Harrison is a village and town in Westchester County, New York, United States, located approximately northeast of Manhattan. The population was 27,472 at the 2010 census.-Establishment:...

. She had been married twice first to Clinton J. Edgerly from 1885 to 1890 and second to John T. Sullivan from 1890 to 1893. She had two children, an adopted daughter and a son.

External links

• Rose Coghlan photo gallery at the NYP Library

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