Belle Archer

[3] She was notable for starring in a three-year, cross-country touring production of A Contented Woman and for creating the role of Cousin Hebe in H.M.S.

[4] As a youngster, Archer ran away from the Philadelphia Normal School[6] with a friend with the goal of joining a theatrical troupe.

[9] In 1882, she was signed to a three-year contract with Madison Square Theatre, with her initial role that of heading the production of Hazel Kirke.

[15] On September 19, 1900,[11] Archer died in the Warren, Pennsylvania, emergency hospital following a blood clot on her brain.

[17] The statue contains the epitaph, "To the name Belle Archer, the master leaning reached a hand and whispered, 'It is finished.