| Rose Eytinge | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1838 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | 1911 |
| Occupation | Stage actress |
| Spouse | David Barnes(1855 - 1862? divorced) George H. Butler(November 10, 1869 - 1872 divorced) Cyril Searle(1880 - separated 1884)[1] |
Rose Eytinge (1838 – 1911) was an American actress and author, born in Philadelphia. From 1862 to 1869 she played in various theatres in New York City and then went abroad with her second husband, Col. George H. Butler, Consul General to Egypt.
On her return to the United States in 1871 she took the rôle of Cleopatra at the Broadway Theatre, to the Antony of Frederick B. Warde. Among her principal later parts were Nancy Sykes in Oliver Twist, Gervaise in Drink, Ophelia to the Hamlet of E. L. Davenport, and Desdemona with James W. Wallack as Othello and Davenport as Iago. Her literary works include adaptations of Dicken's Oliver Twist and Dombey and Son, Browning's Colombe's Birthday, her personal Recollections, published serially, and Memories (1905).
Her daughter became the second wife of actor John T. Raymond. A son, Frank Butler, was a newspaper artist and roommate of a novice young actor named John Barrymore. Frank died in 1904.