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Rosa Cooper

1850 – 1925

Australian actress

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About Rosa Cooper

Lived 1850 – 1925 (aged 74–75). Rosa Cooper was an Australian actor.

Rosa Cooper (1829 – 4 September 1877) was an English actor and manager, popular in Australia.

History Cooper was married to actor Lionel Harding; the two frequently appeared on stage together.

They first appeared on the Australian stage at the Theatre Royal, Ballarat on 23 November 1863 in Mary Elizabeth Braddon's Aurora Floyd, followed by Bendigo in December 1863 with the drama Catherine Howard; or, the Throne, the Tomb, and the Scaffold, with Cooper as Howard, betrothed and secretly married to Percy, Duke of Northumberland, played by Harding.

In 1869 Harding, Habbe and Wilson refurbished Sydney's Alexandra Hall, renaming it the Theatre Royal Adelphi. Among the plays that opened there was Cooper's production of H. J. Byron's The Lancashire Lass on 23 July 1870, an Australian premiere.

She was particularly noted for her Lady Isabel in East Lynne.

She returned to Ballarat in October 1874 with an excellent supporting cast, for a strenuous 6-week program of quality drama, but barely met expenses, leading the Melbourne Herald'''s critic to pour scorn on the town's artistic taste.

She was ailing when she left Australia by the RMSS Pera'' in 1875, and died of cholera in India shortly after being released from hospital.

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Born
1850
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Died
1925
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Frequently asked questions

Who was Rosa Cooper?

Australian actress

When was Rosa Cooper born?

Rosa Cooper was born in 1850.

When did Rosa Cooper die?

Rosa Cooper died in 1925.

What was Rosa Cooper's occupation?

Rosa Cooper was an actor.

What nationality was Rosa Cooper?

Rosa Cooper was Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Rosa Cooper

· Wikidata: Q109216736

· DBpedia: Rosa Cooper

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