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Mrs. John Drew as Mrs. Malaprop in an all-star Broadway revival of The Rivals (1895) Louisa Lane was born in London, England, the daughter of Eliza Trentner (1796–1887), a singer and actress, and Thomas Frederick Lane (1796–1825), an actor and theatre manager. Louisa and her mother came to America when she was six years old. She proved to ...
Georgiana Drew was born in Philadelphia. Her family — parents John Drew and Louisa Lane Drew, brothers John Drew, Jr. and Sidney, and sister Louisa (d. 1888) were all actors. She made her theatrical debut in 1872 in The Ladies' Rattle. She followed John Jr. to New York City, where she acted in many Broadway hits, such as Pique and As You Like It.
John married Louisa Lane in 1848 this being her third marriage and his first. They had three children, Louisa (1852–1888), John Jr. (1853–1927), and Georgiana (1856–1893), the latter two of whom were accomplished actors (Georgiana married Maurice Barrymore in 1876, begetting the Barrymore family ; this makes John Drew a great-great ...
Barrymore was born John Sidney Blyth in the Philadelphia home of his maternal grandmother Louisa Lane Drew and was known by family, friends and colleagues as "Jack". [6] Although the Barrymore family Bible puts his date of birth as February 15, 1882, his birth certificate shows February 14. [7] He was the youngest of three children.
John Barrymore's granddaughter Drew Barrymore at the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival. William Edward Blythe (1818–1873), married Matilda Chamberlayne (1822–1849); they had seven children. Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blythe (aka Maurice Barrymore (1849–1905)) married Georgiana Emma Drew, and had three children: Lionel, Ethel, and John.
Louisa Lane Drew was the grandmother of Lionel, Ethel and John Barrymore. During the third season under Drew's management, Lester Wallack , E. L. Davenport , and Edwin Booth acted at the Arch. [9] In the summer of 1863, the theatre was pulled down and rebuilt with red plush seats and crystal chandeliers from the stage to the façade; [9] the ...
John Drew Jr. John Drew Jr. (November 13, 1853 – July 9, 1927), commonly known as John Drew during his life, was an American stage actor noted for his roles in Shakespearean comedy, society drama, and light comedies. He was the eldest son of John Drew Sr., who had given up a blossoming career in whaling for acting, [1] and Louisa Lane Drew ...
Ethel Barrymore (born Ethel Mae Blythe; 1879–1959) was an American actress of stage, screen and radio. She came from a family of actors; she was the middle child of Maurice Barrymore and Georgie Drew Barrymore, and had two brothers, Lionel and John. [1] [2] Reluctant to pursue her parents' career, the loss of financial support following the ...