Alice Fischer (actress)

Alice Fischer (January 16, 1869 – June 23, 1947)[1] was an American stage actress born in Indiana. Her one film appearance was the now lost 1917 National Red Cross Pageant. She was a great beauty as a young woman at the turn of the 20th century.

Alice Fischer
Alice Fischer in 1903
BornJanuary 16, 1869
Terre Haute, Indiana
DiedJune 23, 1947 (aged 78)
New York City, New York
OccupationActress
Years active1887–1935
Spouse(s)William King Harcourt

She made her stage debut in 1887 in a play called Nordeck. Her Broadway debut was on 3 December 1888 at the Broadway Theatre, playing Minna in Little Lord Fauntleroy. In 1892 she played Agrippina in a production of Nero at the Fourteenth Street Theatre. In 1893 she toured with legendary Joseph Jefferson.[2]

She founded the Twelfth Night Club in New York and was the President of the organisation for over 20 years.

  • Fischer c. 1896 (studio portrait)
  • Fischer in an unknown role
  • Fischer as Lola in Silver Falls (1896)

References
  1. Vazzana, Eugene M. (2001). Silent Film Necrology (2nd ed.). McFarland. p. 171. ISBN 0786445157.
  2. Who Was Who in the Theatre: 1912–1976. 2 D–H. Gale Research Company. 1976. p. 840.
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