Irene Howley Explained

Irene Howley was a performer on stage and a film actress in the United States. She was a chorus girl and then a principal performer in vaudeville shows. D. W. Griffith recruited her for film productions.^[1] She had leading roles.

Sheet music for The Cosey Rag states "Originally Introduced by Irene Howley".^[2]

Filmography

• Her Rosary (1913), short film^[3]
• Under the Gaslight (film) (1914) as Pearl Courtland
• A Yellow Streak (1915) with Lionel Barrymore as Mary Austin
• Life's Shadows (1916 American film) as Madge Morrow
• The Heart of Jennifer (1915) as Agnes Murray^[4]
• The Moth and the Flame (1915 film)^[5] as Jeannette Graham
• The Purple Lady^[6] (1916) as Fifi Melotte
• Her Father's Keeper^[7] (1917) as Claire Masters
• His Father's Son (1917) as Betty Arden
• Is Love Everything? (1924) as Mrs. Rowland

Notes and References

1. News: Amusements: Irene Howley . 10 February 2024 . News and Record . 13 August 1916 . 21.
2. Web site: The Cosey Rag. Shelton. Brooks. September 12, 1911. Will Rossiter. Google Books.
3. Web site: Motion Picture Story Magazine. September 12, 1913. Macfadden-Bartell.. Google Books.
4. Web site: Moving Picture World and View Photographer. September 12, 1915. World Photographic Publishing Company. Google Books.
5. Web site: Nickelodeon. September 12, 1915. Google Books.
6. Web site: The Lone Hand. September 12, 1918. W. McLeod. Google Books.
7. Web site: Dramatic Mirror of the Stage and Motion Pictures. September 12, 1917. Dramatic Mirror Company. Google Books.