MANNERING, MARY

(1876-1953)

Born Florence Friend in London, England, she rose to stardom there. In 1896,Daniel Frohmanbrought her to New York to perform in his Lyceum Stock Company. She made her American debut inThe Courtship of LeonieoppositeJames K. Hackett, whom she married in 1901. They costarred until their separation in 1907 and divorce in 1910. Among her best roles were those inTrelawney of the"Wells" (1898 and revived twice),Janice Meredith(1900),A Man's World(1909), andThe Garden of Allah(1911). She retired after her 1911 marriage to Frederick E. Wadsworth, head of the Detroit Boat Company.