Mary Maurice: The Grand Old Lady of Vitagraph
Mary Maurice (1844-1918) had originally been a schoolteacher, before beginning an actress with a Pittsburgh stock company in 1868 at the age of 24. She barnstormed throughout the country for over 40 years, supporting such well remembered stage giants as Joseph Jefferson, Edwin Booth, Helena Modjeska, and Robert B. Mantell. Maurice was 65 years old […]