Modjeska

[ maw-jes-kuh ]

/ mɔˈdʒɛs kə /

He·le·na

[huh-ley-nuh] /həˈleɪ nə/, Helena Opid Modrzejewska,1840–1909, Polish actress, in U.S. after 1876.

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Each one of us reveals his temperamental bias in the upholding of Bernhardt's or Duse's or Modjeska's respective readings.
Iconoclasts|James Huneker
But in her work she has no soul; she lacks the sensitive sweet lure of Duse, the serene and starlit poetry of Modjeska.
The Theory of the Theatre|Clayton Hamilton
Modjeska Avenue is a reminder of this artist's sojourn here.
Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913|Harris Newmark
Some years ago I met Modjeska and she greeted me so warmly and sweetly, although she was very ill.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908.|Various

We were all charmed as we listened, but none of us dreamed what that address would mean to Modjeska.
The Story of a Pioneer|Anna Howard Shaw