FERNANDEZ, BIJOU

(c.1877-1961)

   The New York City-born actress was on stage from childhood, including appearances as Prince Arthur in King John with Edwin Booth, as Meenie in Rip Van Winkle with Joseph Jefferson III, and as Puck in Augustin Daly's celebrated production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1888). After taking a few years for schooling, she returned to the stage in 1891. She acted throughout the 1890s and 1900s, but then took over her late mother's business as a theatrical agent and play broker. She also worked as a motion picture talent scout for Samuel Goldwyn. She acted again in 1953, with Katharine Cornell in The Prescott Proposals.*