▁ ▁Liter ature ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 6 3 0 s ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 7 th - century ▁sculpt ors ▁Category : S wed ish ▁sculpt ors ▁Category : F lem ish ▁Bar o que ▁sculpt ors ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁death ▁unknown <0x0A> </s> ▁Laura ▁Nelson ▁Hall ▁( born ▁Laura ▁Bar n h urst , ▁July ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁– ▁July ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁actress ▁in ▁the ater ▁and ▁v au dev ille ▁stock ▁companies ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Hall ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania ▁and ▁made ▁her ▁stage ▁debut ▁there ▁with ▁the ▁Gir ard ▁Avenue ▁Stock ▁Company ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁September ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁in ▁a ▁play ▁called ▁Our ▁Fri ends . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁she ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁supporting ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁production ▁of ▁The ▁M oth ▁and ▁the ▁Fl ame ▁along ▁with ▁Herbert ▁Kel ce y ▁and ▁E ff ie ▁Sh annon . ▁This ▁bit ▁part ▁earned ▁her ▁considerable ▁notice ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁manager , ▁August in ▁Dal y . ▁With ▁Dal y ' s , ▁Hall ' s ▁star ▁was ▁quick ▁to ▁rise , ▁ ▁and ▁she ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁get ▁better ▁parts , ▁landing ▁a ▁large ▁role ▁in ▁The ▁Great ▁Ruby , ▁An ▁En emy ▁to ▁the ▁King , ▁and ▁a ▁spot ▁on ▁a ▁national