Jessie Bonstelle
Gender
Female
Born
circa Nov 11, 1871
Greece, New York, USA
Died
Oct 07, 1932
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Director
Performer
Producer
Conception
Also Known As
Laura Justine Stuart
Comments
After appearing in many Shubert productions and in her own companies in Buffalo, Toronto, and Rochester, she opened her own stock company in Detroit. In 1920, she purchased a theatre, the Bonstelle Playhouse, in 1920, and later, organized the Detroit Civec Theatre. In 1923, she took over the Harlem Opera House in New York to showcase plays on their way to Broadway.