Gender
Female
Born
May 13, 1867
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died
Jul 24, 1954
Bay Shore, New York, USA
Performer
Relations
Sister of
Winona Shannon
Wife of
Henry Guy Carleton (1890 - 1893) divorced
Partner of
Herbert Kelcey
Sister-in-law of
Albert G. Andrews
Comments
Co-founder, along with Alice Fischer, Lelena Fisher, and Maida Craigen, of the Twelfth Night Club (1891), New York's first women's theatrical club.
  • CREDITS
    Arsenic and Old Lace (Jan 10, 1941 - Jun 17, 1944)
    • Starring: Effie Shannon
      • Martha Brewster - Replacement
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Russian Bank (May 24, 1940 - Jun 01, 1940)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Cameron]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Juno and the Paycock (Jan 16, 1940 - Apr 13, 1940)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Tancred]
    PlayDramaRevival
    Morning's at Seven (Nov 30, 1939 - Jan 06, 1940)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Esther Crampton]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Jeremiah (Feb 03, 1939 - Mar 1939)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mother]
    PlayOriginal
    The Merry Wives of Windsor (Apr 14, 1938 - Apr 16, 1938)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Dame Quickly]
    PlayComedyRevival
    Barchester Towers (Nov 30, 1937 - Jan 1938)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Miss Thorne]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    The Wingless Victory (Dec 23, 1936 - Mar 1937)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. McQueston]
    PlayTragedyOriginal
    Parnell (May 04, 1936 - Jun 1936)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Benjamin Wood]
    PlayDramaRevival
    Parnell (Nov 11, 1935 - Feb 1936)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Benjamin Wood]
    PlayOriginal
    Bitter Oleander (Feb 11, 1935 - Mar 02, 1935)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Servant]
    PlayDramaOriginal
    But Not For Love (Nov 26, 1934 - Dec 01, 1934)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Dodd]
    PlayDramaOriginal
    The Shatter'd Lamp (Mar 21, 1934 - Apr 1934)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Sophie]
    PlayDramaOriginal
    The Party's Over (Mar 27, 1933 - May 1933)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Theodore Blakely]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    The Truth About Blayds (Apr 11, 1932 - May 1932)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Marion Blayds-Conway]
    PlayComedy TragedyRevival
    The Fatal Alibi (Feb 08, 1932 - Mar 01, 1932)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Ackroyd]
    PlayDrama MysteryOriginal
    The Admirable Crichton (Mar 09, 1931 - Apr 1931)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Countess of Brocklehurst]
    PlayComedy Fantasy SatireRevival
    That's the Woman (Sep 03, 1930 - Sep 1930)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Norris]
    PlayOriginal
    The House of Fear (Oct 07, 1929 - Nov 1929)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Madame Zita]
    PlayFarce MysteryOriginal
    Merry Andrew (Jan 21, 1929 - Feb 1929)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Ernestine Aiken]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Good Boy (Sep 05, 1928 - Apr 13, 1929)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Ma Meakin]
    MusicalOriginal
    Her Unborn Child (Mar 05, 1928 - Apr 1928)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Kennedy]
    PlayOriginal
    L'Aiglon (Dec 26, 1927 - Jan 1928)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Marie-Louise]
    PlayDrama TragedyRevival
    Trelawny of the "Wells" (Jan 31, 1927 - Mar 1927)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Miss Trafalger Gower]
    PlayComedyRevival
    The Pearl of Great Price (Nov 01, 1926 - Nov 1926)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mother of Pilgrim]
    PlayDrama SpectacleOriginal
    The Youngest (Dec 22, 1924 - Mar 23, 1925)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Charlotte Winslow]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    In His Arms (Oct 13, 1924 - Nov 15, 1924)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Arthur Fairleigh]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    She Stoops to Conquer (Jun 09, 1924 - Jun 1924)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Hardcastle]
    PlayComedyRevival
    The Other Rose (Dec 20, 1923 - Mar 1924)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Mason]
    PlayOriginal
    The Detour (Aug 23, 1921 - Sep 1921)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Helen]
    PlayDramaOriginal
    Heartbreak House (Nov 10, 1920 - Feb 26, 1921)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Hesione Hushabye]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Mamma's Affair (Jan 19, 1920 - Apr 1920)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Orrin]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Under Orders (Aug 20, 1918 - Jan 1919)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Ford, Frau Hartzmann]
    PlayOriginal
    Pollyanna (Sep 18, 1916 - Dec 1916)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
    PlayOriginal
    Children of Earth (Jan 12, 1915 - Feb 1915)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
    PlayOriginal
    Years of Discretion (Dec 25, 1912 - Jun 1913)
    • Starring: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Farrell Howard]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    The Thunderbolt (Nov 16, 1911 - Closing date unknown)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
    PlayRevival
    The Learned Ladies (Nov 09, 1911 - Closing date unknown)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
    PlayOriginal
    Widower's Houses (Mar 07, 1907 - Mar 1907)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Blanche]
    PlayOriginal
    The Daughters of Men (Nov 19, 1906 - Jan 1907)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Grace Crosby]
    PlayDramaOriginal
    Taps (Sep 17, 1904 - Oct 1904)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
    PlayDramaOriginal
    Her Lord and Master (Feb 24, 1902 - Apr 1902)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Indiana Stillwater]
    PlayDramaOriginal
    Manon Lescaut (Mar 19, 1901 - Apr 1901)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
    PlayDramaOriginal
    My Lady Dainty (Jan 08, 1901 - Feb 1901)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
    PlayDramaOriginal
    The Moth and the Flame (Apr 11, 1898 - Closing date unknown)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Marion Wolton]
    PlayDramaOriginal
    A Coat of Many Colors (Sep 13, 1897 - Closing date unknown)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
    PlayDramaOriginal
    A Fool of Fortune (Nov 30, 1896 - Closing date unknown)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Marjorie]
    PlayDramaOriginal
    Gossip (Mar 11, 1895 - Closing date unknown)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
    PlayDramaOriginal
    The Check Book (May 09, 1894 - May 16, 1894)
    • Starring: Effie Shannon
    PlayOriginal
    A Woman of No Importance (Dec 11, 1893 - Jan 1894)
    • Starring: Effie Shannon [Hester Worsley]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    The Moth and the Flame (Jan 26, 1893 - Closing date unknown)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
    PlayDramaOriginal
    Shenandoah (Sep 09, 1889 - Apr 19, 1890)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon [Jenny Buckthorn]
    PlayOriginal
    Tangled Lives (1886 - 1886)
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
    PlayOriginal
Arsenic and Old Lace (Jan 10, 1941 - Jun 17, 1944)
  • Starring: Effie Shannon
    • Martha Brewster - Replacement
PlayComedyOriginal
Russian Bank (May 24, 1940 - Jun 01, 1940)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Cameron]
PlayComedyOriginal
Juno and the Paycock (Jan 16, 1940 - Apr 13, 1940)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Tancred]
PlayDramaRevival
Morning's at Seven (Nov 30, 1939 - Jan 06, 1940)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Esther Crampton]
PlayComedyOriginal
Jeremiah (Feb 03, 1939 - Mar 1939)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mother]
PlayOriginal
The Merry Wives of Windsor (Apr 14, 1938 - Apr 16, 1938)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Dame Quickly]
PlayComedyRevival
Barchester Towers (Nov 30, 1937 - Jan 1938)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Miss Thorne]
PlayComedyOriginal
The Wingless Victory (Dec 23, 1936 - Mar 1937)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. McQueston]
PlayTragedyOriginal
Parnell (May 04, 1936 - Jun 1936)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Benjamin Wood]
PlayDramaRevival
Parnell (Nov 11, 1935 - Feb 1936)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Benjamin Wood]
PlayOriginal
Bitter Oleander (Feb 11, 1935 - Mar 02, 1935)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Servant]
PlayDramaOriginal
But Not For Love (Nov 26, 1934 - Dec 01, 1934)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Dodd]
PlayDramaOriginal
The Shatter'd Lamp (Mar 21, 1934 - Apr 1934)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Sophie]
PlayDramaOriginal
The Party's Over (Mar 27, 1933 - May 1933)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Theodore Blakely]
PlayComedyOriginal
The Truth About Blayds (Apr 11, 1932 - May 1932)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Marion Blayds-Conway]
PlayComedy TragedyRevival
The Fatal Alibi (Feb 08, 1932 - Mar 01, 1932)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Ackroyd]
PlayDrama MysteryOriginal
The Admirable Crichton (Mar 09, 1931 - Apr 1931)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Countess of Brocklehurst]
PlayComedy Fantasy SatireRevival
That's the Woman (Sep 03, 1930 - Sep 1930)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Norris]
PlayOriginal
The House of Fear (Oct 07, 1929 - Nov 1929)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Madame Zita]
PlayFarce MysteryOriginal
Merry Andrew (Jan 21, 1929 - Feb 1929)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Ernestine Aiken]
PlayComedyOriginal
Good Boy (Sep 05, 1928 - Apr 13, 1929)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Ma Meakin]
MusicalOriginal
Her Unborn Child (Mar 05, 1928 - Apr 1928)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Kennedy]
PlayOriginal
L'Aiglon (Dec 26, 1927 - Jan 1928)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Marie-Louise]
PlayDrama TragedyRevival
Trelawny of the "Wells" (Jan 31, 1927 - Mar 1927)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Miss Trafalger Gower]
PlayComedyRevival
The Pearl of Great Price (Nov 01, 1926 - Nov 1926)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mother of Pilgrim]
PlayDrama SpectacleOriginal
The Youngest (Dec 22, 1924 - Mar 23, 1925)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Charlotte Winslow]
PlayComedyOriginal
In His Arms (Oct 13, 1924 - Nov 15, 1924)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Arthur Fairleigh]
PlayComedyOriginal
She Stoops to Conquer (Jun 09, 1924 - Jun 1924)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Hardcastle]
PlayComedyRevival
The Other Rose (Dec 20, 1923 - Mar 1924)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Mason]
PlayOriginal
The Detour (Aug 23, 1921 - Sep 1921)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Helen]
PlayDramaOriginal
Heartbreak House (Nov 10, 1920 - Feb 26, 1921)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Hesione Hushabye]
PlayComedyOriginal
Mamma's Affair (Jan 19, 1920 - Apr 1920)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Orrin]
PlayComedyOriginal
Under Orders (Aug 20, 1918 - Jan 1919)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Ford, Frau Hartzmann]
PlayOriginal
Pollyanna (Sep 18, 1916 - Dec 1916)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
PlayOriginal
Children of Earth (Jan 12, 1915 - Feb 1915)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
PlayOriginal
Years of Discretion (Dec 25, 1912 - Jun 1913)
  • Starring: Effie Shannon [Mrs. Farrell Howard]
PlayComedyOriginal
The Thunderbolt (Nov 16, 1911 - Closing date unknown)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
PlayRevival
The Learned Ladies (Nov 09, 1911 - Closing date unknown)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
PlayOriginal
Widower's Houses (Mar 07, 1907 - Mar 1907)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Blanche]
PlayOriginal
The Daughters of Men (Nov 19, 1906 - Jan 1907)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Grace Crosby]
PlayDramaOriginal
Taps (Sep 17, 1904 - Oct 1904)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
PlayDramaOriginal
Her Lord and Master (Feb 24, 1902 - Apr 1902)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Indiana Stillwater]
PlayDramaOriginal
Manon Lescaut (Mar 19, 1901 - Apr 1901)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
PlayDramaOriginal
My Lady Dainty (Jan 08, 1901 - Feb 1901)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
PlayDramaOriginal
The Moth and the Flame (Apr 11, 1898 - Closing date unknown)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Marion Wolton]
PlayDramaOriginal
A Coat of Many Colors (Sep 13, 1897 - Closing date unknown)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
PlayDramaOriginal
A Fool of Fortune (Nov 30, 1896 - Closing date unknown)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Marjorie]
PlayDramaOriginal
Gossip (Mar 11, 1895 - Closing date unknown)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
PlayDramaOriginal
The Check Book (May 09, 1894 - May 16, 1894)
  • Starring: Effie Shannon
PlayOriginal
A Woman of No Importance (Dec 11, 1893 - Jan 1894)
  • Starring: Effie Shannon [Hester Worsley]
PlayComedyOriginal
The Moth and the Flame (Jan 26, 1893 - Closing date unknown)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
PlayDramaOriginal
Shenandoah (Sep 09, 1889 - Apr 19, 1890)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon [Jenny Buckthorn]
PlayOriginal
Tangled Lives (1886 - 1886)
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
PlayOriginal

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