Yohe, May, 1869-1938
URI(s)
Variants
- Hope, Francis, Lady, 1869-1938
- Yohe, Mary Agusta, 1869-1939
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1869-04-06
Death Date
- 1938-08-29
Birth Place
- Bethlehem, Pa.
Occupation
Actor
Singer
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Sources
- found: The Hope diamond mystery. Episode 1, Hope diamond mystery [MP] 1921(written by, cast, May Yohe; formerly Lady Francis Hope)
- found: Perf. arts biog. master index, c1981(May Yohe; b. 1869; d. 1938)
- found: Wikipedia, 23, 2013(Mary Augusta "May" Yohé; born April 6, 1866 in Bethleham, Pa.; died August 29, 1938 in Boston; American musical theatre actress. Yohé began her career as a soprano, but within a short while her voice lowered into a contralto. After beginning her career with the McCaull Comic Opera Company in 1886 in New York and Chicago, and after other performing in the United States, she quickly gained success on the London stage beginning in 1893. In 1894, she married Lord Francis Hope and possessed the Hope Diamond. She nevertheless continued to perform in musical theatre in the West End and then the U.S. She divorced Hope in 1902 and married a series of adventurous, but financially unsuccessful, men. She performed in music hall and vaudeville on the West Coast and in various other places in the U.S. in the early decades of the 20th century)
LC Classification
- ML420.Y64
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Change Notes
- 1988-05-18: new
- 2013-09-06: revised
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