| Madge Kirby, comedienne, came to this country from England where she was
born, when but nine years old, and upon reaching her fourteenth birthday
went upon the stage. She became ingenue for Richard Carle and Lew Fields
and later went into vaudeville with Fred Walton. While visiting the, Biograph
studio she was engaged for a comedy role. Since then Miss Kirby has played
with Blanche Sweet and in productions at the American Film Co. as well as
for the Fox Film Corporation. Followed eighteen months with Larry Semon,
Vitagraph's popular comedian, and now Miss Kirby is affiliated with Hank
Mann, playing light comedy roles opposite Mr. Mann. Miss Kirby weighs one
hundred and twenty-five pounds, is five feet four inches high, and though
she has black hair and eyes, she invariably plays in a blonde wig. |