Olive May

Olive May (November 17, 1871 – July 24, 1938) was an American stage actress. She appeared in the popular play Arizona and appeared in Maude Adams's company.[1][2][3]

Olive May
May in 1897
Born	(1871-11-17)November 17, 1871
Died	July 24, 1938(1938-07-24) (aged 66) Beverly Hills, California
Occupation	Actress

May was married to playwright Henry Guy Carleton from 1894–98.[4][5][6] She married actor and manager John W. Albaugh Jr. (1867-1910) (son of John W. Albaugh) in 1907; he died in 1910.[7][8][9][10][11]

May died in July 1938.[12]

Selected performances

• The Butterflies (1894) as Suzanne Elise
• The White Heather (1897) as Mollie Fanshawe
• Arizona (1899) as Bonita (Chicago debut) (Eleanor Robson took over by time of 1900 New York debut)[13]
• Richard Carvel (1900) as Patty Swain

References

1. "Olive May; Actress Who Had Appeared in Maude Adams's Company Dies". The New York Times. 27 July 1938.
2. "Something Worth Seeing". Lincoln Republican. 29 September 1904.
3. "The Theater". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. 28 December 1901. p. 22, col. 2.
4. (8 September 1898). Mrs. Henry Guy Carleton Divorced, The New York Times
5. (8 September 1898). Olive May's sacrifice: Why she married Henry Guy Carleton the play writer, Jamestown Weekly Alert (reprint of Chicago Chronicle article)
6. (18 January 1899). SUIT OVER BRIDAL GIFT; Henry Guy Carleton's Divorced Wife Claims "The Butterflies." SHE INSPIRED THE PLAYWRIGHT Especially in the Third Act, He Wrote -- Carleton Explains Poetic Letter to His Betrothed, The New York Times
7. Who's who on the Stage 1908, p. 10M
8. (8 April 1910). John W. Albaugh, Jr., Dead, The New York Times
9. Partington, Blanche (14 August 1904). With the Players and the Music Folk, San Francisco Call
10. (8 April 1910). Albaugh Jr. Dead, Washington Herald
11. The World and the Parish: Willa Cather's Articles and Reviews Vol. 1, p. 203 (1970) (note this source contains incorrect information; it conflates another Olive May with this one)
12. "Actress is Called". Santa Ana Register. July 27, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
13. Arizona, A Drama in Four Acts (1899) (original Chicago cast listing)

External links

• Olive May at the Internet Broadway Database
• Olive May gallery at the Museum of the City of New York
• Olive May at Find a Grave