Amelia Holman Gilfert
Catherine Amelia Holman Gilfert (1789–1833) was an American stage actor and theater manager. She was referred to by contemporary critics as the first star of the American theater.[1] She was the manager of the Charleston Theatre in 1823–24 and 1824–25.
Career
A native of England, she was born to actor and manager Joseph George Holman (1764–1817) and debuted as an actor in London in 1812. After her debut, she left for the United States, where she spent her remaining career.
In 1812, she appeared with her father at the Park Theatre in New York City. Three years later she married the actor Charles Gilfert.[2]
References
- NL Stephenson, Milestones in the American Career of Mrs. Amelia Holman Gilfert, 1994
- Hill, Philip G. (1994). Theatre in the Antebellum South. University of Alabama Press. pp. 98–. ISBN 978-0-8173-0933-6. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- NL Stephenson :The Charleston Theatre management of Charles Gilfert, 1817 to 1822, 1988
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