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As young Lesley MacGregor arrives at Ellis Island from a tiny town in Scotland, she bids her shipmates farewell and scans the crowd for Sandy, her husband-to-be. The touchingly dramatic "Immigrant," composed before 1913, was one of Draper's most popular monologues, and was the last she performed at the Playhouse Theatre on Broadway on December 29, 1956. Later that night, she died in her sleep at her New York apartment.

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Ruth Draper Brooklyn, New York

Ruth Draper was the undisputed queen of the one-woman theater in the 20th century. Throughout nearly forty years as a professional performer, Draper filled theaters all over the world through her unique ability to transform herself into a vast array of characters. Draper composed more than fifty monologues over the course of her career, seventeen of which are available here. ... more

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