Eva Condon

Eva Condon was an actress of the Broadway stage and vaudeville, from the early to mid 20th century.

She resolved to pursue acting at the age of 16. Condon graduated from Hunter College before becoming an understudy in the
John Drew Jr. company for several seasons. Her ambition was to excel in high comedy. Her first appearance was in Columbia, South Carolina in "A Single Man". She portrayed a villainess in a Thais Lawton role.

Condon was in the cast of "The Other Fellow" at the Bijou Theater in November 1910. A farce in three acts,the play starred Thomas Jefferson and Josephine Victor. It was written by George Totten Smith. Condon played the role of "Grace Tanner". She appeared in the comedy "C.O.D." at the Gaiety Theater in 1912. Written by Frederic Chapin, the production was thework of John Cort. She joined Alison Skipworth in "The Old Firm", presented by A.G. Delamater at the Harris Theater in February 1913.

Condon acted in "Too Many Cooks" at the 39th Street Theater in February 1914. This was her favorite theatrical production. Written by Frank Craven, the comedy featured its author in the part of the home builder. The following October she was in "The Moneymakers" at the Booth Theatre onBroadway. The play was written by Charles Klein who was once in the British Army army and helped protect Westminster Abbey.

Condon teamed with Jack Devereaux at the Colonial Theater in "The Same Old Thing" in January 1915. The script was written by Roi Cooper Megrue. The show was presented at the Bushwick, Brooklyn Theater in February. Roles in "Spite Corner", "Icebound", and "The Best People" preceded her work in "The Guardsman". In this show she depicted "Mamma" at the Theatre Guild in April 1925. In February 1926 Condon participated in the Charles Bamfield Hoyt comedy, "Move On". The cast included Ralph Bunker, Frances Pitt, and Claude Cooper. The venue was the 63rd Street Theater.

Strange Interlude, a nine-act, Pulitzer Prize winning play by Eugene O'Neill, was presented at the Theatre Guild on April28, 1930. Condon was in the company which brought the work to the stage. Other key performers were Ralph Morgan, Frank Conroy, and Ethel Westley. The production was approximately six hours from start to finish.

At the American Theater in St. Louis, Missouri Condon was with a troupe which performed "You Can't Take It With You" inNovember 1938. She had the role of "Penny", the playwriting mother. Clarence Oliver headed a cast which was replete with someof Broadway's best actors.

"Higher and Higher", produced by Rogers and Hart, played on Broadway in April 1940. Condon was among the players. Two highlights werethe appearances of Marta Eggert, who had starred in German language films, and Hollywood singer Shirley Ross.

In 1949 Condon appeared in "The Closing Door", a play penned by Alexander Knox, and produced by Cheryl Crawford. The principal character has a troubled mind. He transfers his resentment for his brother to his teenage son. and murder is a part of the plot. Condon, Richard Derr, Doris Nolan, and Knox give fine performances.

She appeared with Katharine Cornell and Tyrone Power in "The Dark Is Light Enough". The program was successful in London and ten cities of the United States, priot to debuting on Broadway in February 1955.

In vaudeville Condon paired with Florence Nash. In motion pictures she performed with Madge Kennedy.

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