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Elizabeth Tyree (November 9, 1864 – August 8, 1952) was an American actress in Broadway theatre theatrical productions beginning in the mid-1890s. Her married name was Elizabeth Tyree Metcalfe. Professionally she was billed as Bess Tyree. Pictorial History of the American Theatre: 1860-1985 p.42 by Daniel Blum; this 1985 is a revised and enlarged edition, c.1986
She depicted Cicely in The Mayflower, a play written by Louis N. Parker, presented at the Lyceum in March 1897. It was based loosely on the Pilgrim emigration to the United States, with settings in Holland, Plymouth, England, and the shore of Massachusetts Bay. Theatres, The New York Times, March 7, 1897, pg. 21. Tyree participated in an Actors' Fund benefit at the Broadway Theatre, 1445 Broadway (West 41st Street), Broadway Theatre, Internet Broadway Database, Retrieved on 1-7-08. the same month. Minnie Maddern Fiske was part of a special selection at the same event. Theatrical Gossip, The New York Times, March 15, 1897, pg. 7. In 1898 Tyree played Avonia Bunn in the first American production of Arthur Wing Pinero's stagedoor comedy Trelawny of the 'Wells'.Chapman, John and Garrison P. Sherwood, eds., The Best Plays of 1894-1898, New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1955, pg. 70.
She appeared as the leading lady in Gretna Green at the Madison Square Theatre, 24th Street (Manhattan) near Broadway (Manhattan), Display Ad 8--No Title, The New York Times, January 5, 1903, pg. 6. in January 1903. Written by Grace Livingston Furniss, the play was set in Harrogate in the 18th century. Managers Revise View That Shakespeare Does Not Play, The New York Times, January 4, 1903, pg. SMA6. The production featured three lovely stage sets and many actors in Kate Greenaway costumes. Tyree was described by a critic as personally popular and possessing an abundance of talents. Gretna Greenaway, The New York Times, January 6, 1903, pg. 9. In February 1903 she was involved in an accident en route to her West Twenty-sixth Street home. She was returning after a matinee of The Earl of Pawtuckett when she was thrown from her cab when the horse hitched to the hansom slipped and fell on Fifth Avenue (Manhattan) near Twenty-Sixth Street. Her leg was bruised and the injury caused her to be unable to appear. An understudy, Jane Field, replaced her. Actresses In Two Mishaps, The New York Times, February 22, 1903, pg. 1.
In 1918 a play penned by Tyree was staged with Rosamond Carpentier playing one of the primary roles. New York Season Is Theatrical Katzenjammer, Oakland Tribune, June 2, 1918, pg. 18.
She died in 1952 at the age of 87 at her home on 2 West Sixty-seventh Street. Tyree was a founder of the Bedford Hills, New York Community House.
Personal life
In 1904, Tyree was married to James Stetson Metcalfe, a drama critic for Life Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. His sister was author Frances Metcalfe Wolcott. He died in 1927 at the age of 68. His funeral and burial were in Buffalo, New York. Obituary 2-No Title, The New York Times, May 27, 1927, pg. 23.
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