Laura Sedgwick Collins

Laura Sedgwick Collins (1859–1927) was an American musician, composer and actress.

Biography

Laura Sedgwick was born in Poughkeepsie, New York. She graduated from the Lyceum School of Acting in New York City and performed in theaters in New York and Brooklyn. She played the piano and wrote music, including "The Two Republics" a march performed at the unveiling of the Statue of Liberty.[1] She belonged to the Music Teachers' National Association.[2]

Works

Collins wrote mostly theater music, but also songs and violin pieces. Selected works include:

References

  1. Willard, Frances Elizabeth; Livermore, Mary Ashton (1893). A woman of the century: fourteen hundred-seventy biographical sketches accompanied by portraits of Leading American Women, Volume 3 (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). p. 194. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  2. "The musical times, Volume 38 By JSTOR (Organization)" (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). August 1, 1897: 528. Retrieved 8 November 2010.


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