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Louisa Lane Drew (January 10, 1820 – August 31, 1897) was an English-born American actress and theatre owner and an ancestor of the Barrymore acting family. [1] Professionally, she was often known as Mrs. John Drew.
Aug 27, 2024 · Louisa Lane Drew (born Jan. 10, 1820, London, Eng.—died Aug. 31, 1897, Larchmont, N.Y., U.S.) was a noted American actress and manager of Mrs. John Drew’s Arch Street Theatre company in Philadelphia, which was one of the finest in American theatre history.
Louisa Lane (later Louisa Lane Drew; 1820–97) began her stage career at age eight in Philadelphia, where her widowed mother had brought her from England. Her many successful parts included Lady Teazle, Mrs. Malaprop, and such “breeches” roles as Shakespeare’s Romeo and Mark Antony.
British actress and theater manager. Name variations: Mrs. John Drew. Born Louisa Lane on January 10, 1820, at Lambeth Parish, London, England; died in Larchmont, New York, on August 31, 1897; daughter of Eliza Trentner (an actress) and William Haycraft Lane (an actor and stage manager); married Henry Blaine Hunt, in 1836 (divorced 1846 ...
Louisa Lane Drew was a British-American actress, theatrical manager, part proprietor of the Arch Street Theatre in Philadelphia and the wife of Sr. Drew John. She was a clever mimic and “quick study, ” and became famous as an “infant phenomenon” over the country.
Feb 4, 2020 · Explore genealogy for Louisa (Lane) Drew born 1820 London, Middlesex, England died 1897 Larchmont, Westchester, New York, United States including ancestors + descendants + 2 photos + more in the free family tree community.
In 1853 John Drew became the lessee of the Arch Street Theater in Philadelphia. In 1861 Louisa (Lane) Drew was approached by the owner to assume the management, which she did. It reopened as Mrs. John Drew's Arch Theater and kept its doors open until 1892.
This thesis explores the life and legacy of actress-manager Louisa Lane Drew (1820-1897), as well as theater at the time through a biographical lens. Her work is largely forgotten from scholarly research, and her influence on theatre was notable.
"Drew, Louisa Lane (10 January 1820–31 August 1897), actress and theater manager" published on by Oxford University Press.
American actress. She was the wife of John Drew, and after his death in 1862 she managed the Arch Street Theatre, Philadelphia, for many years, during which she distinguished herself as one of the actresses of the country.
