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'''Eva Condon''' was an actress of the [[Broadway theater|Broadway]] stage and [[vaudeville]], from the early to mid 20th century.
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'''Eva Condon''' (1880–1956) was an actress of the [[Broadway theater|Broadway]] stage and [[vaudeville]], from the early to mid 20th century.
She resolved to pursue acting at the age of 16. Condon graduated from [[Hunter College]] before becoming an [[understudy]] in the
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[[John Drew Jr.]] company for several seasons. Her ambition was to excel in high comedy. Her first appearance was in [[Columbia, South Carolina]] in ''A Single Man''. She portrayed a villainess in a Thais Lawton role.


==Stage career==
Condon was in the cast of ''The Other Fellow'' at the Bijou Theater in November [[1910]]. A [[farce]] in three acts,
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She resolved to pursue acting at the age of 16. Condon graduated from [[Hunter College]] before becoming an [[understudy]] in the [[John Drew Jr.]] company for several seasons. Her ambition was to excel in high comedy. Her first appearance was in [[Columbia, South Carolina]] in ''A Single Man''. She portrayed a villainess in a Thais Lawton role.
the play starred Thomas Jefferson and Josephine Victor. It was written by George Totten Smith. Condon played the role of ''Grace Tanner''. She appeared in the comedy ''C.O.D.'' at the Gaiety Theater in 1912. Written by Frederic Chapin, the production was the
work of John Cort. She joined [[Alison Skipworth]] in ''The Old Firm'', presented by A.G. Delamater at the Harris Theater in February [[1913]].


Condon acted in ''Too Many Cooks'' at the 39th Street Theater in February [[1914]]. This was her favorite theatrical production. Written by [[Frank Craven]], the comedy featured its author in the part of the home builder. The following October she was in ''The Moneymakers'' at the [[Booth Theatre]] on
Condon acted in ''Too Many Cooks'' at the 39th Street Theater in February 1914. This was her favorite theatrical production. Written by [[Frank Craven]], the comedy featured its author in the part of the home builder. The following October she was in ''The Moneymakers'' at the [[Booth Theatre]] on Broadway. The play was written by [[Charles Klein]] who was once in the [[British Army]] and helped protect [[Westminster Abbey]].
Broadway. The play was written by [[Charles Klein]] who was once in the [[British Army]] army and helped protect [[Westminster Abbey]].


In 1930–31 Condon played the role of Mrs. Amos Evans in the touring production of ''[[Strange Interlude]]'', a nine-act, [[Pulitzer Prize]] winning play by [[Eugene O'Neill]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-fb24-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) Eva Condon as Mrs. Amos Evans (1930-1931) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 16, 2015 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lennox, and Tilden Foundation}}</ref> At the American Theater in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] Condon was with a [[:wikt:troupe|troupe]] that performed ''[[You Can't Take It with You (play)|You Can't Take It with You]]'' in November 1938. She had the role of ''Penny'', the playwriting mother. Clarence Oliver headed a cast which was replete with some of Broadway's best actors.
Condon teamed with Jack Devereaux at the Colonial Theater in ''The Same Old Thing'' in January [[1915]]. The script was written by Roi Cooper Megrue. The show was presented at the [[Bushwick, Brooklyn]] Theater in February. Roles in ''Spite Corner'', ''Icebound'', and ''The Best People'' preceded her work in ''The Guardsman''. In this show she depicted ''Mamma'' at the [[Theatre Guild]] in April 1925. In February 1926 Condon participated in the Charles Bamfield Hoyt comedy, ''Move On''. The cast included Ralph Bunker, Frances Pitt, and Claude Cooper. The venue was the 63rd Street Theater.


In 1947 she appeared as a nun in an orphanage opposite [[Victor Mature]] in [[Henry Hathaway]]'s [[Kiss of Death (1947 film)|Kiss of Death (1947)]].
[[Strange Interlude]], a nine-act, [[Pulitzer Prize]] winning play by [[Eugene O'Neill]], was presented at the Theatre Guild on April
28, 1930. Condon was in the company which brought the work to the stage. Other key performers were [[Ralph Morgan]], [[Frank Conroy (actor)|Frank Conroy]], and Ethel Westley. The production was approximately six hours from start to finish.


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She appeared with [[Katharine Cornell]] and [[Tyrone Power]] in ''The Dark Is Light Enough'' in 1955.<ref name="Condon IBDb"/>
At the American Theater in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] Condon was with a [[troupe]] which performed ''You Can't Take It With You'' in
November 1938. She had the role of ''Penny'', the playwriting mother. Clarence Oliver headed a cast which was replete with some
of Broadway's best actors.


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In vaudeville Condon paired with [[Florence Nash]]. In motion pictures she performed with [[Madge Kennedy]].
''Higher and Higher'', produced by [[Rogers and Hart]], played on Broadway in April 1940. Condon was among the players. Two highlights were
the appearances of Marta Eggert, who had starred in [[German language]] films, and [[Hollywood]] singer [[Shirley Ross]].


==Select theatre credits==
In 1949 Condon appeared in ''The Closing Door'', a play penned by [[Alexander Knox]], and produced by [[Cheryl Crawford]]. The principal character has a troubled mind. He transfers his resentment for his brother to his teenage son. and murder is a part of the plot. Condon, Richard Derr, Doris Nolan, and Knox give fine performances.
* 1910: ''The Other Fellow''<ref name="Condon IBDb">{{cite web|url=http://www.ibdb.com/Person/View/35997 |title=Eva Condon |publisher=[[Internet Broadway Database]] |accessdate=2015-11-16}}</ref>

* 1912: ''C.O.D.''<ref name="Condon IBDb"/>
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She appeared with [[Katharine Cornell]] and [[Tyrone Power]] in ''The Dark Is Light Enough''. The program was successful in London and ten cities of the [[United States]], prior to debuting on Broadway in February 1955.
* 1922: ''Spite Corner''<ref name="Condon IBDb"/>

* 1923: ''[[Icebound (play)|Icebound]]''<ref name="Condon IBDb"/>
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In vaudeville Condon paired with [[Florence Nash]]. In motion pictures she performed with [[Madge Kennedy]].
* 1924: ''The Best People''
* 1926: ''Move On''<ref name="Condon IBDb"/>
* 1928: ''[[Gods of the Lightning]]''<ref name="Condon IBDb"/>
* 1934: ''[[Small Miracle]]''<ref name="Condon IBDb"/>
* 1935: ''The Hook-up''<ref name="Condon IBDb"/>
* 1940: ''[[Higher and Higher (musical)|Higher and Higher]]''<ref name="Condon IBDb"/>
* 1943: ''[[The World's Full of Girls]]''<ref name="Condon IBDb"/>
* 1949: ''The Closing Door''<ref name="Condon IBDb"/>
* 1955: ''[[The Dark Is Light Enough]]''<ref name="Condon IBDb"/>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}

;Notes
* {{cite news| publisher=Denton Journal |title=Editorial Notes |date=April 26, 1930 |page=4}}
* {{cite news| publisher=Denton Journal |title=Editorial Notes |date=April 26, 1930 |page=4}}
* {{cite news| publisher=[[Edwardsville Intelligencer]] |title=Another Prize Winning Play At American In St. Louis Nov. 6 |date=October 31, 1910 |page=10}}
* {{cite news| publisher=[[Edwardsville Intelligencer]] |title=Another Prize Winning Play At American In St. Louis Nov. 6 |date=October 31, 1910 |page=10}}
* {{cite news| publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |title=Kit Cornell, Power Team In Fry Drama |date=February 26, 1955 |page=15}}
* {{cite news| work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |title=Kit Cornell, Power Team In Fry Drama |date=February 26, 1955 |page=15}}
* {{cite news| publisher=[[New York Times]] |title=Varied Offerings For First-Nighters |date=October 30, 1910 |page=X1}}
* {{cite news| work=New York Times |title=Varied Offerings For First-Nighters |date=October 30, 1910 |page=X1}}
* {{cite news| publisher=[[New York Times]] |title=Theatrical Notes |date=October 29, 1912 |page=13}}
* {{cite news| work=New York Times |title=Theatrical Notes |date=October 29, 1912 |page=13}}
* {{cite news| publisher=[[New York Times]] |title=Theatrical Notes |date=January 23, 1913 |page=11}}
* {{cite news| work=New York Times |title=Theatrical Notes |date=January 23, 1913 |page=11}}
* {{cite news| publisher=[[New York Times]] |title=Shakespeare's Thriller Lost In A Year Of Thrills |date=February 22, 1914 |page=X6}}
* {{cite news| work=New York Times |title=Shakespeare's Thriller Lost In A Year Of Thrills |date=February 22, 1914 |page=X6}}
* {{cite news| publisher=[[New York Times]] |title=The First Night Calendar |date=October 4, 1914 |page=65}}
* {{cite news| work=New York Times |title=The First Night Calendar |date=October 4, 1914 |page=65}}
* {{cite news| publisher=[[New York Times]] |title=Topping The Vaudeville Bills |date=January 17, 1915 |page=X7}}
* {{cite news| work=New York Times |title=Topping The Vaudeville Bills |date=January 17, 1915 |page=X7}}
* {{cite news| publisher=[[New York Times]] |title=Brooklyn Amusements |date=February 7, 1915 |page=X5}}
* {{cite news| work=New York Times |title=Brooklyn Amusements |date=February 7, 1915 |page=X5}}
* {{cite news| publisher=[[New York Times]] |title=Who's Who |date=April 19, 1925 |page=X2}}
* {{cite news| work=New York Times |title=Who's Who |date=April 19, 1925 |page=X2}}
* {{cite news| publisher=[[New York Times]] |title=Daly's To Present Move On |date=January 15, 1926 |page=18}}
* {{cite news| work=New York Times |title=Daly's To Present Move On |date=January 15, 1926 |page=18}}
* {{cite news| publisher=[[New York Times]] |title=Up And Down Broadway |date=April 25, 1940 |page=6}}
* {{cite news| work=New York Times |title=Up And Down Broadway |date=April 25, 1940 |page=6}}
* {{cite news| publisher=Syracuse Herald Journal |title=Closing Door Is A Tense Melodrama |date=December 2, 1949 |page=52}}
* {{cite news| publisher=Syracuse Herald Journal |title=Closing Door Is A Tense Melodrama |date=December 2, 1949 |page=52}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0174386|name=Eva Condon}}
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Latest revision as of 09:49, 20 July 2024

Eva Condon
BornSeptember 26, 1880
DiedSeptember 25, 1956
OccupationActress

Eva Condon (1880–1956) was an actress of the Broadway stage and vaudeville, from the early to mid 20th century.

Stage career

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She resolved to pursue acting at the age of 16. Condon graduated from Hunter College before becoming an understudy in the John Drew Jr. company for several seasons. Her ambition was to excel in high comedy. Her first appearance was in Columbia, South Carolina in A Single Man. She portrayed a villainess in a Thais Lawton role.

Condon acted in Too Many Cooks at the 39th Street Theater in February 1914. This was her favorite theatrical production. Written by Frank Craven, the comedy featured its author in the part of the home builder. The following October she was in The Moneymakers at the Booth Theatre on Broadway. The play was written by Charles Klein who was once in the British Army and helped protect Westminster Abbey.

In 1930–31 Condon played the role of Mrs. Amos Evans in the touring production of Strange Interlude, a nine-act, Pulitzer Prize winning play by Eugene O'Neill.[1] At the American Theater in St. Louis, Missouri Condon was with a troupe that performed You Can't Take It with You in November 1938. She had the role of Penny, the playwriting mother. Clarence Oliver headed a cast which was replete with some of Broadway's best actors.

In 1947 she appeared as a nun in an orphanage opposite Victor Mature in Henry Hathaway's Kiss of Death (1947).

She appeared with Katharine Cornell and Tyrone Power in The Dark Is Light Enough in 1955.[2]

In vaudeville Condon paired with Florence Nash. In motion pictures she performed with Madge Kennedy.

Select theatre credits

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Digital Collections, The New York Public Library. "(still image) Eva Condon as Mrs. Amos Evans (1930-1931)". The New York Public Library, Astor, Lennox, and Tilden Foundation. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Eva Condon". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
Notes
  • "Editorial Notes". Denton Journal. April 26, 1930. p. 4.
  • "Another Prize Winning Play At American In St. Louis Nov. 6". Edwardsville Intelligencer. October 31, 1910. p. 10.
  • "Kit Cornell, Power Team In Fry Drama". Los Angeles Times. February 26, 1955. p. 15.
  • "Varied Offerings For First-Nighters". New York Times. October 30, 1910. p. X1.
  • "Theatrical Notes". New York Times. October 29, 1912. p. 13.
  • "Theatrical Notes". New York Times. January 23, 1913. p. 11.
  • "Shakespeare's Thriller Lost In A Year Of Thrills". New York Times. February 22, 1914. p. X6.
  • "The First Night Calendar". New York Times. October 4, 1914. p. 65.
  • "Topping The Vaudeville Bills". New York Times. January 17, 1915. p. X7.
  • "Brooklyn Amusements". New York Times. February 7, 1915. p. X5.
  • "Who's Who". New York Times. April 19, 1925. p. X2.
  • "Daly's To Present Move On". New York Times. January 15, 1926. p. 18.
  • "Up And Down Broadway". New York Times. April 25, 1940. p. 6.
  • "Closing Door Is A Tense Melodrama". Syracuse Herald Journal. December 2, 1949. p. 52.
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