Morant, Fanny

The Oxford Companion to American Theatre | 2004 | 700+ words | Copyright

Morant, Fanny (1821–1900), actress. The attractive, if somewhat mouse‐faced, performer was born in England and performed at Drury Lane before settling in America in 1853. From 1860 to 1868 she appeared with Wallack's great company and then Augustin Daly's new ensemble. With the group Morant played such diverse parts as the scorned Clothilde in Fernande; the motherly, matchmaking Mrs. Ten Eyck in Divorce; Mistress Page; and Mrs. Candour. Despite her seeming success she left Daly's for the Union Square Theatre where, willingly or no, she became one of its leading character actresses. George Odell has written, “No one ever surpassed her grand old ladies of comedy and drama.”

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