19 Facts About Flora Walsh

Flora Walsh was an American stage actress in the late 19th century.

Flora Walsh's career was cut short when she succumbed to illness at the age of 22.

Flora Walsh's funeral took place in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston.

Flora Walsh was born on July 25,1870, in San Francisco, California.

Flora Walsh's father Edward Walsh was a civil engineer, and her mother Alice was a character actress famous on the Pacific Coast.

Flora Walsh's father was born in Canada and her mother in England.

Flora Walsh's mother was believed to be worth several thousand dollars and expressed a desire to see Flora become a star.

Flora Walsh first performed as one of the so-called "Walsh sisters", a singing and dancing duo with her mother, Alice Walsh, a character actress known on the West coast.

Flora Walsh's mother was considerably larger in size than Walsh, which the pair incorporated into their act.

Flora Walsh subsequently traveled the western circuit singing opera and later featured in a production of Muldoon's Picnic.

Flora Walsh was the recipient of a benefit performance in 1882 at the Baldwin Theater in San Francisco when Dot, or the Cricket on the Hearth was presented.

Flora Walsh became a popular performer there, making many friends among the local people.

Flora Walsh appeared in other Hoyt plays later in the 1880s, including A Tin Soldier and A Parlor Match.

Flora Walsh had been performing in this play for over a year, including at the New Park Theatre on Broadway in 1891.

Flora Walsh had received praise from the Los Angeles Times reviewer in 1892 for her performances in the role, with the review remarking that she was "very natural" and calling her acting "excellent".

Flora Walsh died on January 22,1893, in Boston, Massachusetts, at the Parker House following a ten-day illness.

Flora Walsh's death "cast a gloom" over her company, and her widower ceased watching the play following her death.

Tim Murphy, who had performed alongside Flora Walsh, noted she would be remembered for her manner of moving "about like a ray of sunshine, cheering everyone by the geniality of her kindly disposition".

Flora Walsh was the first wearer of Hoyt's private collection of jewels, valued in 1902 at nearly $50,000 following his death.