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Zena Dare (n. 4 de febrero de 1887 – f. 11 de marzo de 1975) fue una cantante y actriz inglesa famosa por sus actuaciones en comedias musicales eduardianas y en otros tipos de teatro musical y comedias de la primera mitad del siglo XX, así como por su papel de Mrs. Higgins en la producción original representada en Londres My Fair Lady. (es) Zena Dare (nee Florence Hariette Zena Dones; 4 Februari 1887 – 11 Maret 1975) adalah seorang penyanyi dan aktris Inggris yang terkenal karena penampilannya dalam komedi musik Edwardian dan teater musikal dan drama komedi lainnya pada paruh pertama abad ke-20. Dalam karir selama lebih dari enam dekade, Dare membuat penampilan pertamanya di atas panggung pada tahun 1899, di pantomim natal bertajuk Babes in the Wood di kota London, di mana ia tampil dengan nama aslinya Florence Dones.Ia membintangi bersama saudara perempuannya Phyllis dalam produksi, dan mereka berdua mengadopsi nama panggung Dare segera setelah itu. Pada dekade pertama tahun 1900-an, ia membintangi pantomim dan berbagai produksi komedi musik Edwardian termasuk An English Daisy, Sergeant Brue dan , juga sebagai peran judul dalam dan The Girl on Stage. Dia pensiun pada tahun 1911 dan merawat tentara di Prancis selama Perang Dunia I. (in) Zena Dare (born Florence Hariette Zena Dones; 4 February 1887 – 11 March 1975) was an English singer and actress who was famous for her performances in Edwardian musical comedy and other musical theatre and comedic plays in the first half of the 20th century. In a career spanning more than six decades, Dare made her first appearance on stage in 1899, in the Christmas pantomime Babes in the Wood in London, where she performed under her real name Florence Dones. She starred alongside her sister Phyllis in the production, and they both adopted the stage name of Dare soon afterwards. In the first decade of the 1900s, she starred in pantomimes and various Edwardian musical comedy productions including An English Daisy, Sergeant Brue and The Catch of the Season, as well as the title roles in Lady Madcap and The Girl on Stage. She retired in 1911 and nursed soldiers in France during World War I. Dare returned to the stage in 1926 where she played the title role in The Last of Mrs. Cheyney. This was followed with a role in The Second Man alongside Noël Coward. In 1928, she formed her own production company and, a year later, took over the management of the Haymarket Theatre. On stage, she starred in The First Mrs. Fraser, Other Men's Wives and Cynara, and she appeared in pantomime at the London Palladium. Late in her career, she had a big success as Mrs. Higgins in the long-running original London production of My Fair Lady. In addition to her stage roles, Dare occasionally appeared in film and made her debut in the silent film No. 5 John Street in 1921. She made a successful transition to "talkies" appearing in The Return of Carol Deane in 1938 and Over the Moon a year later. She died in London in 1975 at the age of 88. (en) Florence Hariette Zena Dones meglio nota come Zena Dare (Londra, 4 febbraio 1887 – Londra, 11 marzo 1975) è stata un'attrice e cantante inglese. Era famosa per le sue interpretazioni nelle commedie musicali in stile edoardiano e spettacoli comici nella prima metà del XX secolo. (it) |
