Miss Ellsler's stage career continued and grew even after her father, "Uncle" John Ellsler was forced to sell the Opera House to iron and coal tycoon Marcus A. Hanna less than two years after the doors first opened. By 1880, Effie Ellsler was appearing on New York stages, performing a title role that was written for her and in her own company. | Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs DivisionDownload Original File
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