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Carrie Reynolds

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Carrie Reynolds
Carrie Reynolds, circa 1912
Born
Carrie Kerber Reynolds

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationsDancer, actress
Spouse(s)Harry A. Weigand
(m. 1897; div. 1912)
Fred G. Ross
(m. 1913; died 1942)

Carrie Kerber Reynolds[1][2] (October 6, 1887) was an American stage actress in Broadway shows from the late 19th until the early 20th century. She was described as "a graceful and striking blonde"[3] and "a dainty and winsome actress."[4] She was trained in light opera.[3]

Career

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Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 6, 1877,[5][1][6] Reynolds was one of four children born to Mary (née Lawser) and Joseph Reynolds.[7][8]

Reynolds began her stage career with the Castle Square Opera Company.[9][10] Reynolds was associated with the Rogers Brothers' companies for a number of seasons before she sang the prima donna role in The School Girl. It was presented by Daly's Theatre,[4] 1221 Broadway (Manhattan) (30th Street),[11] before touring on the road.[4]

She was in the company of The Newlyweds and Their Baby, a comedy based on the cartoons of George McManus. It premiered at the Majestic Theatre,[12] Broadway (Manhattan)[13] on March 22, 1909. The plot dealt with Mr. and Mrs. Newlywed and Napoleon Newlywed, the baby.[12] Reynolds depicted Dolly Jolly, a woman who was coveted by the character played by Fletcher Norton.[14]

She entered the cast of In Hayti in mid September 1909, singing the role of the actress.[15] Written by John J. McNally, the theatrical was presented by the Montauk Theatre in Brooklyn, New York. The troupe included a chorus of sixty girls and the comedians McIntyre and Heath.[16]

Reynolds performed in King Dodo at the Plaza Music Hall in July 1910. It was the second week of the Aborn Comic Opera's engagement there. Robert Lett acted the title role with Agnes Finlay among the players.[17] Reynolds appeared in The Red Rose at the Globe Theatre (Lunt-Fontanne Theatre) in June 1911.[18] The venue featured an open roof and a system of cooling the air for comfort on hot summer nights. Valeska Suratt starred in the production.[19] The Red Rose was her final New York appearance in a leading soubrette role.[20]

In November 1911 the cast for Jacinta, an opera comique by Heinrich Berté, was announced by John Cort. Reynolds was a principal in the company for the play which was to debut in Providence, Rhode Island on November 27. The production first played in Europe under a different title. It was adapted from a book by Ignatz Schnitzer and Emerich von Gatti.[21] In December she retired from the opera comique and entered vaudeville in a single act.[20]

She acted with Robert Warwick at the[22] West End Theatre,[23] in The Kiss Waltz, in March 1912.[22] The Blue Envelope was staged at the Cort Theatre in March 1916. The comedy was written by Frank Hatch and Robert E. Homans. Walter Jones, Beth Franklyn, Reynolds, and Belle Theodore were some of the actors in the cast.[24] As The Angel, Reynolds was an adventuress whose actions were eventually frustrated. A critic observed that her background in light opera was somewhat of a hindrance in this role. Specifically, she sang all her speeches and her very empty laugh sounded discomforting after a while.[3]

In film, she appeared in A Mother's Confession (1915) for Ivan Film Productions,[25] and several Lubin Studios productions, based in her hometown of Philadelphia,[26] including An Accident Policy, His Wife's New Lid, and Blaming the Duck, or Ducking the Blame in 1915,[27] and A Skate for the Bride and Insomnia in 1916.[28]

Personal life

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On August 16, 1897, in Delaware City, Delaware, Reynolds married another Philadelphia-based performer, Harry A. Wiegand.[2][29][30][31][32] She successfully sued for divorce in 1912.[33] From 1913 until his death in 1942, she was married to New York-based, San Francisco-born actor and manager, Fred G. Ross.[34][35][36]

Partial filmography

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References

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  1. 1 2 "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K9M-W488 : Thu Jul 02 13:39:47 UTC 2026), Entry for Carrie Kerber Reynolds and Joseph S Reynolds.
  2. 1 2 "Married". The Philadelphia Inquirer. August 22, 1897. p. 17. Retrieved July 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com. On August 16, 1897, by Rev. Thomas A. McCurdy, Harry A. Wiegand to Miss Carrie K. Reynolds, both of Philadelphia.
  3. 1 2 3 Blue Envelope Opens, The New York Times, March 14, 1916, pg. 9.
  4. 1 2 3 Theaters, Atlanta Constitution, January 20, 1906, pg. 8.
  5. ↑ "Motion Picture News Studio Directory". Motion Picture News. January 29, 1916. p. 74.
  6. ↑ "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1958", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXMP-8SJ : Fri Jul 03 22:26:11 UTC 2026), Entry for Carrie F [sic; i.e. AI mus] Ross, 1925. "15. Ross, Carrie R. Age: 47. Sex: F. Marital status: M. Born: 1877 PHILADELPHIA, PA."
  7. ↑ Slade, James D. (August 28, 1909). "News from Philadelphia". The New York Dramatic Mirror. p. 12. Retrieved July 3, 2026 – via Google Books. "announcement is made of the marriage of Jack Place, assistant manager of the Lyric and Adelphi theatres, and Blanche Reynolds, sister of Carrie Reynolds, the actress."
  8. ↑ "United States, Census, 1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M372-DD8 : Sat Feb 07 21:24:02 UTC 2026), Entry for Mary Reynolds and Carrie Reynolds, 1900.
  9. ↑ "Carrie Reynolds is to Open in "The Toreador"". The San Francisco Call. July 22, 1904. p. 9.
  10. ↑ "Carrie Reynolds in "The School Girl"". The Theatre. Vol. 6, no. 61. March 1906. p. 76.
  11. ↑ IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information
  12. 1 2 Article 16--No Title, The New York Times, March 21, 1909, pg 8.
  13. ↑ Display Ad 32--No Title, The New York Times, March 21, 1909, pg. X1.
  14. ↑ Fun By The Newlyweds, The New York Times, March 23, 1909, pg. 9.
  15. ↑ Theatrical Notes, The New York Times, September 17, 1909, pg. 9.
  16. ↑ Article 10-No Title, The New York Times, October 31, 1909, pg. SM14.
  17. ↑ Aborn Opera Company Gives King Dodo, July 12, 1910, pg. 7.
  18. ↑ Plays And Players, The New York Times, June 18, 1911, pg. X1.
  19. ↑ First Signs Of Theatrical Activity, The New York Times, July 30, 1911, pg. X8.
  20. 1 2 Theatrical Notes, The New York Times, December 28, 1911, pg. 7.
  21. ↑ The Cast for Jacinta, The New York Times, November 20, 1911, pg. 11.
  22. 1 2 Week's Bills At Theatres, The New York Times, March 19, 1912, pg. 8.
  23. ↑ [permanent dead link]
  24. ↑ The Blue Envelope on March 13, The New York Times, March 4, 1916, pg. 9.
  25. ↑ ""A Mother's Confessi=on" (Ivan)". The Moving Picture World. August 21, 1915. p. 1333.
  26. ↑ "Carrie Reynolds in Movies". The New York Dramatic Mirror. Vol. 74, no. 1926. November 20, 1915. p. 30.
  27. ↑ "Lubin". The Moving Picture World. November 13, 1915. pp. 1359–1361.
  28. ↑ "Lubin". The Moving Picture World. January 15, 1916. pp. 472–473.
  29. ↑ "Delaware, Vital Records, 1650-1974", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQJ-8TYM : Sun Jan 12 09:09:03 UTC 2025), Entry for Harry A Wiegand and Carrie K Reynolds, 16 August 1897.
  30. ↑ "GAY MASKERS IN THE MAZY WALTZ; The Young Maennerchor Members Greet Their Friends at the Annual Ball; Tableaux and Bright Costumes Make the Event a Notable One". The Philadelphia Inquirer. February 7, 1894. p. 17. Retrieved July 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com. FLOOR MANAGER-Julius W. Hietel, and assistant floor managers, J. George Brauer, George W. Breuker, Jr., Walter F. De Hart, John H. Eekhardt, [...] A. F. Schoenhnt, Emil Veit, Ph. J. Wasmuth, Edw. S. Wilkinson, Harry A. Wiegand, Charles S. Wood.
  31. ↑ "PLAYS FOR THIS WEEK; At the Star A Princess of Kensington and A Chinese Honeymoon Will Divide the Time; HAWTHORNE SISTERS AT THE TECK". Buffalo Courier-Express. October 11, 1903. p. 25. Retrieved July 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com. The Misses Lola and Nellie Hawthorne, well known to most theatergoers as the Hawthorne Sisters, head the cast, and with them are Miss Carrie Graham, Edna Dorman, Irene Ward, Sidney Grant, Sydney de Grey, Frank Root, Leo D. Wharton, Harry A. Wiegand and other prominent musical-comedy people. After eight weeks on the road, The Fortune Hunters go into New York for an indefinite run at a Broadway theater.
  32. ↑ "NEWS OF THE WORLD TOLD IN PICTURES". The Philadelphia Inquirer. April 27, 1928. p. 17. Retrieved July 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com. HARRY A. WIEGAND Librarian of the Philadelphia Orchestra, who is celebrating his fifty-eighth birthday anniversary today.
  33. ↑ "30 DIVORCES GRANTED; Court Legally Separates Mismatched Couples". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 30, 1912. p. 6. Retrieved July 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com. Court of Common Pleas No. 3 yesterday granted the following divorces: Carrie R.[sic] Wiegand from Harry A. Wiegand. Alfred Smith from Annie B. Smith.
  34. ↑ "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3LC-F5Q : Wed Jan 22 00:33:34 UTC 2025), Entry for Fred G. Ross and Isaac W. Ross, 29 Jan 1913.
  35. ↑ United Press (August 18, 1942). "OBITUARIES: F. G. Ross, Stage star". The San Francisco News. p. 16. Retrieved July 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com. Fred G. Ross, 84, who appeared with or managed many of the stars of the American stage, died today at the Brunswick Home. He began his career in 1879 in his native San Francisco and in later years acted with many famous stars. Funeral services will be held Friday. He is survived by his wife, the former Carrie Reynolds, and daughter.
  36. ↑ "FOOTLIGHT FLASHES: Dramatic and Musical Notes". San Francisco Chronicle. September 11, 1881. p. 2. Retrieved July 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com. Fred Ross has arrived in New York, and is already recognized as a capable juvenile actor from San Francisco.
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