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LAURA See also:KEENE (c. 1820-1873)
, Anglo-See also:American actress and manager, whose real name was See also:Mary See also:Moss, was See also:born in See also:England
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In 1851, in See also:London, she was playing Pauline in The See also:Lady of See also:Lyons
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She made her first See also:appearance in New See also:York on the loth of See also:September 1852, on her way to See also:Australia
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She returned in 1855 and till 1863 managed Laura See also:Keene's See also:theatre, in which was produced, in 1858, Our American See also:Cousin
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It was her See also:company that was playing at See also:Ford's theatre, See also:Washington, on the See also:night of See also:Lincoln's assassination
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See also:Miss Keene was a successful melodramatic actress, and an admirable manager
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She died at See also:Montclair, New See also:Jersey, on the 4th of See also:November 1873
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