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Bates (BLANCHE an American actress)

BLANCHE, an American actress, born in Portland, Ore., in 1873.

She removed in 1876 with her parents to San Francisco and was educated at the public schools at that city. Her first appearance on the stage was made in San Francisco in 1894 and in the following year she starred in "The Senator." After playing leading parts in various comedies, she appeared in Shakespearean rôles in Augustin Daly's Company in New York. She achieved great success in the title rôle of Cigarette in "Under Two Flags," and played the leading parts in "The Darling of the Gods" and "The Girl of the Golden West." In 1920 she appeared in "The Famous Mrs. Fair."

In 1912 she married George Creel.