Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-09-04
BUT ONE LEFT.
Mrs. Drew Dead-FOr Three Gen.
eratiOns Entert aimed the Public.

cr0tsous HIuJCTtalucu tue f-uUitCs
LARCHMONT, N. Y, Sept. 3-Mrs. John
died here ut her home. For three genera
tons she has been famous. and her mental
powers or strength as an actress have never
Waned, But one-Joseph Jetferson-is now
left OF her age and class as an actor.
She was the most famous MRS. Malaprop'
who ever lived and her impersonation Of this
part in Sheriden's peerless comedy OF 1.-The
Rivals, especially with Joseph Jefferson anu
the late John Gilbert as Bob Acres and
"Sir Anthony" will long live In the memory
Of those privileged to see 1t. Mrs. Drew,
who was n years old has been spending tho
summer months ut the Bevan House.
She was for several years a great sufferer
from kidney and heart troubles. No
immediate alarm was felt until month
ago, when change Tor the worse TOOK
place. John Drew, who has been touring
the Pacific coast In Rosemary" left his
company at salt Lake City and came
directly to New York. Mrs. John Drew. the
younger, Is In Europe, near her daughter
who is ut school there. and Miss Ethel
Barrymore, Mrs. Drew's granddaugh ter.o only
sailed a few days ago t? join Sir Henry Try
ing's company. They have been aivis ID by
cable OF Mrs. Drew's death, and 1t is
thought that Mrs. Drew, Jr.. will return i'm
mediately. At the Bevan House with Mis-
Drew were Mrs. j. &. S,ewald and her two
daughters. distant relatives OF the Drews,
and young jack Barrymore, son OF the
late George Drew and Maurice Barrymore.
Mrs. Drew was born In London on Jan. TO-
1920. and six years later made her stage de-
but rs Agib In "Timour, the Tartar" At
seven she was brought to America by
her mother, an actress, and In the old
Walnut street theatre, In Philadelphia,
played the Duke OF York to Junius Brutus
Booths Richard III. At this time sho was
known as Louisa Lane. In one play, written
expressly to exploit childish precocity, she
had Ave different characters to portray.
In 1899 she joined the. stock company
at the Bowery theatre in New York. remain
ing there for five years, playing long list
OF characters In so-called legitimate dramas.
Then she returned to Philadelphia aud to
the Walnut street theatre. soon afterward
vocalist of his day. She separated from
him In lS47, subsequently marrying an Irish
comedian named MOssOp, who died year
or two later. She married John Drew in
1850. He had been playing with acceptability
at the Park theatre In New York and else
where. Mr.. and Mrs. Drew were subsc-
quently connected in a managerial way with
the Arch and National theatres in Philadel-
phia. In recent years Mrs. Drew's most
notable work was In the character of Mrs.
Malaprop In the company which included
Messrs. Jefferson, Florence and COuldock.
Her last engagement was In the company
playing ''The Sporting Duchess" Mrs.
Drew, in spite of her distinguished place
on the legitimate sage for 80 many
years, did not escape the seduc-
ton of the modern vaudeville stage. and
had been, during the early part of the last
summer, preparing to make her debut in the
same line Of business which Clara Morris
and other old-time legitimate actresses are
now following. Mrs. Drew told friend
last spring that she couli make nearly $1,000
a week In the vaudeville business, and she has
since been going through her library OF
old farces and one-act pieces. with q view
to finding material suitable for her proposed
venture Her home for some time past has
been with her son. John Drew. in this place.