Edith Victoria Sharpe was born in 1869. Before she left for China, she was a vocal teacher at the Normal School at Brockport (now SUNY Brockport). She had also graduated from that school. On 1 May 1917 she married to Arthur B. Aldrich, a Baptist Minister in Naples, NY. Edith died in 1944 and is buried in Burdett. Schuyler County, NY.

THE MONROE COUNTY MAIL

Thursday, Oct. 19, 1916

CHINESE IMPERSONATOR

Interesting Entertainment to Be Given by Miss Edith Sharpe.

Friday evening, October 20th, at the Methodist church, under the auspices of the Mizpah class, will be given an unusual and unique entertainment. It is the story of the life of Bau Tai Tai, a Chinese woman of the official class. Miss Edith V. Sharpe impersonates Bau tai tai, shows her as she is in her home, on feast days and the marriage day. Miss Sharpe went to China, when it was an Empire, taught in the Peking University that was made possible by the return to China of the indemnity money for the Boxer rebellion by the United States government. She was there during the revolution, saw the rapid changes of the beginning of the republic, saw much of official life and entertained many of the noted officials including Dr. Koo, Chinese minister in Washington. She will have with her curios and costumes which it will be worth more than the price of admission just to see. Besides giving this original impersonation, Miss Sharpe will sing a cycle of Oriental love songs. Other than this there will be instrumental duets and vocal music by a ladies; trio or quartet.

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