Agnes Mapes was an actress in the United States who appeared in silent films, including as a lead. She worked for the Kalem Company and was part of some of its productions filmed in Ireland.
Career
During the 1907 production of the play The Holy City, Mapes was asked to fill the role of Salome for the play's week in Philadelphia, as the several actresses who normally played the role were unavailable. The part includes a complex choreographed dance, but the dance instructor was too busy to teach her and could only show her the basic poses. At the same time, none of the dance partners were available to practice with her, forcing her to work on the dance on her own. Her performance, despite this, was highly praised by Philadelphia newspapers.[1] This time period had her working with the Crescent Theatre Stock Company, though she did play some outsourced roles, such as in the 1909 play Are You A Mason? with the Gotham Company.[2]
She was part of the Kalem crew that traveled to Ireland to make films after the success of the Kalem film The Lad from Old Ireland. After a series of tours throughout the highlands of Killarney, the Kalem crew produced seventeen films of varying lengths, including The Colleen Bawn and Arrah-na-Pogue.[3][4] She starred with Sidney Olcott in the 1911 film Hubby's Day at Home.
Theatre
- The Holy City (1907)[5] as Salome[6]
- Texas (1907)[7] as Lady Cecelia Trevor[8]
- The Dollar Mark (1908)[9]
- The Sporting Duchess (1909) as Muriel, Countess of Desborough[10]
- Robert Emmet (1909)[11]
- Are You A Mason? (1909)[2]
- The Fire Commissioner (1909) as the Commissioner's wife[12]
- A Fool There Was (1912)[13]
- Pilate's Daughter (1914) as Rebecca[14]
Filmography
- Hubby's Day at Home (1911) as Wifie
- The Colleen Bawn (1911) as Mrs. Cregan[15]
- Arrah-na-Pogue (1911)[16] as Fanny Powers, an adaptation of Arrah-na-Pogue[17]
- Il trovatore (1914), a film adaptation of Il trovatore
- The Glory of Youth (1915)[18]
- The Foolish Virgin (1916) as Ella Swanson[19]
References
- ^ "Playing Salome Against Odds". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 3, 1907. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Gotham Notes". The Chat. March 6, 1909. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Prime, Rebecca (May 19, 2016). Cinematic Homecomings: Exile and Return in Transnational Cinema. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5013-1995-2.
- ^ "A Kalem Girl In Ireland". The Moving Picture World. Chalmers Publishing Company. July 1911. Retrieved April 5, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Footlight Flashes". The Philadelphia Inquirer. April 21, 1907. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ ""The Holy City" at the Girard". The Philadelphia Inquirer. April 30, 1907. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hartford Opera House". Hartford Courant. March 23, 1908. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auditorium". The Kansas City Post. December 2, 1907. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "At The Lyric". The Allentown Leader. December 11, 1908. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stock Companies". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. February 9, 1909. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Emmet Ahead Of St. Patrick". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. March 2, 1909. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fine Bill Is Offered By The Colonial This Week". Ledger-Star. May 17, 1909. Retrieved April 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Academy". Times Herald. October 8, 1912. Retrieved April 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Former Local Citizen To Direct Production". The Evening Herald. March 17, 1914. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Star". The Lexington Herald. October 24, 1911. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McGowan, John J. (January 2005). J.P. McGowan: Biography of a Hollywood Pioneer. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-1994-4.
- ^ ""Arrah-Na-Pogue" At Star Today". Record-Journal. December 29, 1911. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "At The Princess". Asheville Citizen-Times. February 1, 1916. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Foolish Virgin". The Star Press. July 15, 1917. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.