Background
Her father died when she was an infant, and when she was four years old, her mother married an actor, John Winans. Her stage career began at once.
Her father died when she was an infant, and when she was four years old, her mother married an actor, John Winans. Her stage career began at once.
She played in nearly every theatre in the United States and Australia and with most of the noted United States actors and actresses of her time. She played many juvenile parts in the Chatham Street Theatre and the Old Bowery Theatre. She moved to California in 1854, and in 1857 she moved to Australia.
Denin returned to the eastern United States in October 1881, performing in Esmerelda at Madison Square Garden on October 29.
The play was produced by a youthful Daniel Frohman. Among Denin"s most noteworthy roles include the parts of "Julia" in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and of "Claude Melnotte" in Lady of Lyons.
These she performed in 1854 at the National Theatre and the Chicago Theatre, respectively. Both venues were located in Chicago, Illinois.
They often appeared as the two "Antipholi" in The Comedy of Errors.
Denin was essentially a comedian, as was Sam Ryan who accompanied her in theatrical productions. McKee Rankin acted with them and usually embellished their performances with more serious roles.
