Florence Moore (1886 - March 23, 1935) was an American vaudeville, Broadway performer, and actress in silent films. March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Vaudeville is a style of multi-act theatre which flourished in North America from the 1880s through the 1920s. ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ...

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Moore began singing in the choir of St. Clement's Protestant Episcopal Church at the age of 13. She began touring with the stock company of her brother Frank Moore. Florence got her first opportunity in Moscow, Idaho, when a male member of the cast failed to appear. Thereafter she was a regular with the company, playing the role of a Chinese without pay. Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Moscow (pronounced with a long o in the second syllable) is a city located in Latah County in northern Idaho along the Washington/Idaho border, opposite Pullman, Washington (home of Washington State University). ...

Her first Broadway appearance came in 1912, as Clorinda Scribblem in Hanky Panky. During the next twenty years she participated in numerous productions. As a comedienne she performed in musical comedies, revues on Broadway, and headlined as a vaudeville actress while touring America. Together with William Montgomery, her first husband, Miss Moore was part of a popular vaudeville team. She divorced Montgomery and married John O. Kerner. Later she was separated from Kerner.

To theatregoers in New York, New York Florence is perhaps best known for her performance in Parlor, Bedroom and Bath. The production debuted in New York and played for two years on the road. Her final appearance on the New York stage came in 1932, in a revival of Cradle Snatchers. She starred in the role of Mary Boland which had been created seven years earlier. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ...

As a motion picture actress Moore had a brief career. Films in which she appeared are The Old Melody (1913) opposite King Baggot, The Weakness of Strength (1916), and The Secret of Eve (1917) opposite Olga Petrova. She belonged to the Actor's Equity Association and the Twelfth Night Club. King Baggot (born November 7, 1879 - died July 11, 1948) was an American motion picture pioneer actor, screenwriter and director. ... Olga Petrova (May 10, 1884–November 30, 1977) was an actress, screenwriter and playwright. ...

Florence Moore died in the Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital in Darby, Pennsylvania in 1935. Death followed an operation for cancer. She was 49 years of age. Darby is a borough located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Philadelphia and on Darby Creek. ... Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis. ...

References

• New York Times, Florence Moore, Comedienne, Dies, March 25, 1935, Page 15.

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External links

• Florence Moore at the Internet Broadway Database
• Florence Moore at the Internet Movie Database