REHAN, rerun (originally ('REIIAN). Anx (1860—). An .1 merkan actress. She was born in Limerick, Ireland. April 22, 1560, and was brought to the Culled States when about six years old. While still at school she appeared upon the stage, but she began her (queer by a two year,' engagement at Mrs. ]h'ew's thea tre, in Philadelphia, during 1s73-75. quently she was with John \V. Albangh's eom pany, playing leading juvenile parts, with well-known stars. in Baltimore, Albany, and else where. When Augustin Daly opened his theatre in New York in 1870, she joined his company, with which she continued till his death. As leading woman in the company. and after Is94 as a recognized 'star.' she played the heroines in a long series of successful comedies, for Daly', management was noted. Both in the deli cate art of high comedy and in more farcical characters she won for herself before 1500 a place in the front rank of Atherienn actors. Her two greatest r5les are those of Rosalind in .11
You Like It and Katharine in The Taming of Ow Shrew. while her Viola and her Lady Teazle have also heel. much admired. Among her in r. Da Iv's liAt or product were those of Valentino 1lsprcy The L'ai/road of Lore, Peggy Tlo Country (lir!, Kate Verity in The Squire, Natter Brasher in .Vollry and Company. She wad Maid Marian in Tenityson's Foos/ors, in Daly's presentation of Cyrano de iterierfie. lliss lielian had great success in Germany in 1s86. as also in Paris: and in London in and on frequent subsequent %isits her popularity became almost as as t his country. Con sult: Winter. Ada Milan, A .vtudy (limited NOW York. I391); ;11111 Wingate, I'dmous AuL.eican Actors of To-thty (New York, 1,06) ; Strang, Famous Actresses of the Day in America ( Boston. 1899) ; Hapgood, The Stage in Amer ica, 16'97-1900 (New York, 1901).