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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. Professionally, she was often known as Mrs. John Drew.
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 ...
While theatre histories often overlook or minimize the contributions of Louisa Lane Drew and other women to the transformation of the theatre world, there is one story in which Drew’s name occurs with some frequency. Louisa Lane Drew is known as the matriarch of the Barrymore family. Drew’s daughter Georgiana Emma Drew married
THE DUCHESS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF LOUISA LANE DREW. R. Kelly. Published 2014. Art, History. Date of Completion 2014 Document Type Honors College Thesis Department Theatre First Advisor John Forbes Second Advisor Melanie Gustafson Third Advisor Gregory Ramos. scholarworks.uvm.edu. Save to Library.
In Louisa Lane Drew. …and it was reopened as Mrs. John Drew’s Arch Street Theatre. For 31 years she remained as manager. She quickly built up one of the most brilliant repertory companies in the history of the American stage. It lasted until 1878, when the company was disbanded and the theatre given over…. Read More.
