Mannering, Mary

(1876-1953)

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