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)
    Play, Original
    • Starring: Effie Shannon
      • Martha Brewster - Replacement
    Russian Bank (May 24, 1940 - Jun 01, 1940)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Mrs. Cameron - Original
    Juno and the Paycock (Jan 16, 1940 - Apr 13, 1940)
    Play, Revival
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Mrs. Tancred - Original
    Morning's at Seven (Nov 30, 1939 - Jan 06, 1940)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Esther Crampton - Original
    Jeremiah (Feb 03, 1939 - Mar 1939)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Mother - Original
    The Merry Wives of Windsor (Apr 14, 1938 - Apr 16, 1938)
    Play, Revival
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Dame Quickly - Original
    Barchester Towers (Nov 30, 1937 - Jan 1938)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Miss Thorne - Original
    The Wingless Victory (Dec 23, 1936 - Mar 1937)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Mrs. McQueston - Original
    Parnell (May 04, 1936 - May 30, 1936)
    Play, Revival
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Mrs. Benjamin Wood - Original
    Parnell (Nov 11, 1935 - Feb 1936)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Mrs. Benjamin Wood - Original
    Bitter Oleander (Feb 11, 1935 - Mar 02, 1935)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Servant - Original
    But Not For Love (Nov 26, 1934 - Dec 01, 1934)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Mrs. Dodd - Original
    The Shatter'd Lamp (Mar 21, 1934 - Apr 1934)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Sophie - Original
    The Party's Over (Mar 27, 1933 - May 1933)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Mrs. Theodore Blakely - Original
    The Truth About Blayds (Apr 11, 1932 - May 1932)
    Play, Revival
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Marion Blayds-Conway - Original
    The Fatal Alibi (Feb 08, 1932 - Mar 01, 1932)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Mrs. Ackroyd - Original
    The Admirable Crichton (Mar 09, 1931 - Apr 1931)
    Play, Revival
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Countess of Brocklehurst - Original
    That's the Woman (Sep 03, 1930 - Sep 1930)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Mrs. Norris - Original
    The House of Fear (Oct 07, 1929 - Nov 16, 1929)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Madame Zita - Original
    Merry Andrew (Jan 21, 1929 - Feb 1929)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Ernestine Aiken - Original
    Good Boy (Sep 05, 1928 - Apr 13, 1929)
    Musical, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Ma Meakin - Original
    Her Unborn Child (Mar 05, 1928 - Apr 1928)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Mrs. Kennedy - Original
    L'Aiglon (Dec 26, 1927 - Jan 1928)
    Play, Revival
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Marie-Louise - Original
    Trelawny of the "Wells" (Jan 31, 1927 - Mar 1927)
    Play, Revival
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Miss Trafalger Gower - Original
    The Pearl of Great Price (Nov 01, 1926 - Nov 1926)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Mother of Pilgrim - Original
    The Youngest (Dec 22, 1924 - Mar 23, 1925)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Charlotte Winslow - Original
    In His Arms (Oct 13, 1924 - Nov 15, 1924)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Mrs. Arthur Fairleigh - Original
    She Stoops to Conquer (Jun 09, 1924 - Jun 1924)
    Play, Revival
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Mrs. Hardcastle - Original
    The Other Rose (Dec 20, 1923 - Mar 1924)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Mrs. Mason - Original
    The Detour (Aug 23, 1921 - Sep 1921)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Helen - Original
    Heartbreak House (Nov 10, 1920 - Feb 26, 1921)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Hesione Hushabye - Original
    Mamma's Affair (Jan 19, 1920 - Apr 1920)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Mrs. Orrin - Original
    Under Orders (Aug 20, 1918 - Jan 1919)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Mrs. Ford - Original
      • Frau Hartzmann - Original
    Pollyanna (Sep 18, 1916 - Dec 1916)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Original
    Children of Earth (Jan 12, 1915 - Feb 1915)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Original
    Years of Discretion (Dec 25, 1912 - Jun 1913)
    Play, Original
    • Starring: Effie Shannon
      • Mrs. Farrell Howard - Original
    The Thunderbolt (Nov 16, 1911 - Closing date unknown)
    Play, Revival
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Original
    The Learned Ladies (Nov 09, 1911 - Nov 18, 1911)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Original
    Widower's Houses (Mar 07, 1907 - Mar 1907)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Blanche - Original
    The Daughters of Men (Nov 19, 1906 - Jan 1907)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Grace Crosby - Original
    Taps (Sep 17, 1904 - Oct 1904)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Original
    Her Lord and Master (Feb 24, 1902 - Apr 1902)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Indiana Stillwater - Original
    Manon Lescaut (Mar 19, 1901 - Apr 1901)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Original
    My Lady Dainty (Jan 08, 1901 - Feb 1901)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Original
    The Moth and the Flame (Apr 11, 1898 - Closing date unknown)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Marion Wolton - Original
    A Coat of Many Colors (Sep 13, 1897 - Closing date unknown)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Original
    A Fool of Fortune (Nov 30, 1896 - Closing date unknown)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Marjorie - Original
    Gossip (Mar 11, 1895 - Closing date unknown)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Original
    The Check Book (May 09, 1894 - May 16, 1894)
    Play, Original
    • Starring: Effie Shannon
      • Original
    A Woman of No Importance (Dec 11, 1893 - Jan 1894)
    Play, Original
    • Starring: Effie Shannon
      • Hester Worsley - Original
    The Moth and the Flame (Jan 26, 1893 - Closing date unknown)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Original
    Shenandoah (Sep 09, 1889 - Apr 19, 1890)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Jenny Buckthorn - Original
    Tangled Lives (1886 - 1886)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Effie Shannon
      • Original
Arsenic and Old Lace (Jan 10, 1941 - Jun 17, 1944)
Play, Original
  • Starring: Effie Shannon
    • Martha Brewster - Replacement
Russian Bank (May 24, 1940 - Jun 01, 1940)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Mrs. Cameron - Original
Juno and the Paycock (Jan 16, 1940 - Apr 13, 1940)
Play, Revival
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Mrs. Tancred - Original
Morning's at Seven (Nov 30, 1939 - Jan 06, 1940)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Esther Crampton - Original
Jeremiah (Feb 03, 1939 - Mar 1939)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Mother - Original
The Merry Wives of Windsor (Apr 14, 1938 - Apr 16, 1938)
Play, Revival
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Dame Quickly - Original
Barchester Towers (Nov 30, 1937 - Jan 1938)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Miss Thorne - Original
The Wingless Victory (Dec 23, 1936 - Mar 1937)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Mrs. McQueston - Original
Parnell (May 04, 1936 - May 30, 1936)
Play, Revival
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Mrs. Benjamin Wood - Original
Parnell (Nov 11, 1935 - Feb 1936)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Mrs. Benjamin Wood - Original
Bitter Oleander (Feb 11, 1935 - Mar 02, 1935)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Servant - Original
But Not For Love (Nov 26, 1934 - Dec 01, 1934)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Mrs. Dodd - Original
The Shatter'd Lamp (Mar 21, 1934 - Apr 1934)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Sophie - Original
The Party's Over (Mar 27, 1933 - May 1933)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Mrs. Theodore Blakely - Original
The Truth About Blayds (Apr 11, 1932 - May 1932)
Play, Revival
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Marion Blayds-Conway - Original
The Fatal Alibi (Feb 08, 1932 - Mar 01, 1932)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Mrs. Ackroyd - Original
The Admirable Crichton (Mar 09, 1931 - Apr 1931)
Play, Revival
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Countess of Brocklehurst - Original
That's the Woman (Sep 03, 1930 - Sep 1930)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Mrs. Norris - Original
The House of Fear (Oct 07, 1929 - Nov 16, 1929)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Madame Zita - Original
Merry Andrew (Jan 21, 1929 - Feb 1929)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Ernestine Aiken - Original
Good Boy (Sep 05, 1928 - Apr 13, 1929)
Musical, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Ma Meakin - Original
Her Unborn Child (Mar 05, 1928 - Apr 1928)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Mrs. Kennedy - Original
L'Aiglon (Dec 26, 1927 - Jan 1928)
Play, Revival
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Marie-Louise - Original
Trelawny of the "Wells" (Jan 31, 1927 - Mar 1927)
Play, Revival
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Miss Trafalger Gower - Original
The Pearl of Great Price (Nov 01, 1926 - Nov 1926)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Mother of Pilgrim - Original
The Youngest (Dec 22, 1924 - Mar 23, 1925)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Charlotte Winslow - Original
In His Arms (Oct 13, 1924 - Nov 15, 1924)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Mrs. Arthur Fairleigh - Original
She Stoops to Conquer (Jun 09, 1924 - Jun 1924)
Play, Revival
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Mrs. Hardcastle - Original
The Other Rose (Dec 20, 1923 - Mar 1924)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Mrs. Mason - Original
The Detour (Aug 23, 1921 - Sep 1921)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Helen - Original
Heartbreak House (Nov 10, 1920 - Feb 26, 1921)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Hesione Hushabye - Original
Mamma's Affair (Jan 19, 1920 - Apr 1920)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Mrs. Orrin - Original
Under Orders (Aug 20, 1918 - Jan 1919)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Mrs. Ford - Original
    • Frau Hartzmann - Original
Pollyanna (Sep 18, 1916 - Dec 1916)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Original
Children of Earth (Jan 12, 1915 - Feb 1915)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Original
Years of Discretion (Dec 25, 1912 - Jun 1913)
Play, Original
  • Starring: Effie Shannon
    • Mrs. Farrell Howard - Original
The Thunderbolt (Nov 16, 1911 - Closing date unknown)
Play, Revival
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Original
The Learned Ladies (Nov 09, 1911 - Nov 18, 1911)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Original
Widower's Houses (Mar 07, 1907 - Mar 1907)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Blanche - Original
The Daughters of Men (Nov 19, 1906 - Jan 1907)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Grace Crosby - Original
Taps (Sep 17, 1904 - Oct 1904)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Original
Her Lord and Master (Feb 24, 1902 - Apr 1902)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Indiana Stillwater - Original
Manon Lescaut (Mar 19, 1901 - Apr 1901)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Original
My Lady Dainty (Jan 08, 1901 - Feb 1901)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Original
The Moth and the Flame (Apr 11, 1898 - Closing date unknown)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Marion Wolton - Original
A Coat of Many Colors (Sep 13, 1897 - Closing date unknown)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Original
A Fool of Fortune (Nov 30, 1896 - Closing date unknown)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Marjorie - Original
Gossip (Mar 11, 1895 - Closing date unknown)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Original
The Check Book (May 09, 1894 - May 16, 1894)
Play, Original
  • Starring: Effie Shannon
    • Original
A Woman of No Importance (Dec 11, 1893 - Jan 1894)
Play, Original
  • Starring: Effie Shannon
    • Hester Worsley - Original
The Moth and the Flame (Jan 26, 1893 - Closing date unknown)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Original
Shenandoah (Sep 09, 1889 - Apr 19, 1890)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Jenny Buckthorn - Original
Tangled Lives (1886 - 1886)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Effie Shannon
    • Original

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