Evelyn Campbell (actress)

Evelyn Campbell (stage name, Helen Petrie; 1868 – ? ) was a British-born American actress.

For other uses, see Evelyn Campbell.

Evelyn Campbell, a Woman of the Century

Evelyn Campbell (seated, far right) at the Boston Museum Stock Company, 1889-1890

Biography

Evelyn Campbell was born in Waterloo, England, in 1868. She was the daughter of Conrad and Helen Petrie. Coming to the United States when she was quite young, the family settled in New York City, where Campbell entered the Lyceum School for Dramatic Expression, under the charge of L. D. Sargent. She remained there three months.

After leaving the Lyceum School, Campbell was with a traveling company for two years.[1] She was the leading Juvenile with Edwin Arden during the second year of her stage career.[2] She then became a member of Palmer's company in Jim the Penman. She was a success in the character of the daughter and remained with that company two years. She then joined the Boston Museum Company,[3] and was warmly received by its patrons. She was also associated with Hollis Street Theatre, Columbia Theater Company, and the Charles Frohman Company.[4] Campbell earned a reputation for a conscientious and natural portrayal of the characters she represented. She was interested in all that pertained to her profession and won the commendation of the Boston critics.

Campbell used the stage name of "Helen Petrie",[5] which was also her mother's name. Mrs. Petrie, an artist, critic, and dramatist, died in Edinburgh, 1892.[6] Campbell studied painting as a recreation.[1]

References

Citations

1. Willard & Livermore 1893, p. 147.
2. Wyman & Sons 1888, p. 530.
3. Ryan 1915, p. 206-207.
4. "Making Actresses". Newspapers.com. The Los Angeles Times. 5 November 1893. p. 17. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
5. The Opera Glass 1894, p. 89.
6. "An Actress' Mother Dead. Mrs. Helen Petrie, Mother of Miss Eveylyn Campbell, Passes Away". Newspapers.com. Boston: The Boston Globe. 2 November 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 16 March 2020.

Attribution

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Ryan, Kate (1915). Old Boston Museum Days (Public domain ed.). Little, Brown, and Company.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: The Opera Glass (1894). The Opera Glass: A Musical and Dramatic Magazine. 1–3 (Public domain ed.).CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Willard, Frances Elizabeth; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice (1893). A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life (Public domain ed.). Charles Wells Moulton.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wyman & Sons (1888). The Theatre. 5 (Public domain ed.). Wyman & Sons.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)