The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-22
VETERAN ACTRESS GONE
SKETCH or THE LIFE or THE
LATE MRS. JOHN DREW.
Appeared on the Stage When She was
Eight Years Old, and Held Her Place
for Nearly Seventy Years.

The following account of the death
OF Mrs. John Drew is taken from the
San Francisco Argonaut:
Mrs. John Drew, the veteran actress,
died on August 3lst at the Bevan
house, Larchmont. She was taken sud
denly i'll on August Goth. and her fam
lily physian. DR.. jackson, of New York,
was summoned. He found Mrs. Drew
suffering from heart disease. The next
day she was somewhat better, but af-
ter midnight she grew steadily worse,
and the next day was taken with con-
lvulsions. DIR. jackson, Mrs. Margaret
Stemerwald, niece of Mrs. Drew, and
her grandson. Lionel Barrymore, were
present when she died. John Drew,
who was playing at Salt Lake City,
cancelled his engagement and hasten
ed to New York.
Mrs. Drew was married to John
Drew. the famous comedian, in 1850.
and was the mother of John Drew,
the late Georgia w-Barrymore. and
Sidney Drevs who is appearing in
vaudeville in England. She supported
the elder Booth Forrest. Macready
Edwin Booth, Florence, Clarke and
Owen. all of whom have passed away.
and Jefferson and Couldock. She won
laurels as Ophelia. Desdemona and as
! Pauline. but her fame rests largely on
her presentation of old comedy parts.
and her playing of Mrs. Malaprop in
THE Rivals" was regarded as unsui-
passed.
An exchange says: Mrs. Drew was
born in London. England. January 10,
1920. She was the daughter of an Eng,
! fish actor named Lane, and first ap
peared in child's parts when she was 5
years old She came to this country
with her mother in 1928, acted in New
York and Philadelphia, and then Wis.
tied Jamaica and other West India ls-
lands, returning to the United States
in 1892. She began playing in New
York again in 1893, and 1884, at the
age of II years, essayed the part OF
Julia in "Hunchback," at the Boston
Theater In 1885 Miss Lane went to
New Orleans where she played Lady
Teazle in the "School for Scandal
and other high comedy parts, as she
put it, being leading lady at the pay
of $50 per week"
In 1896 she married Henry Hunt, II
veteran English opera singer, and in
1S42-'46 appeared at intervals in New
York City as Il member of the stock
companies of various theaters, sustain
ing parts in domestic dramas, bur
lesques and light comedy. In 1S47 she
went to Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Louis
Mobile, and New Orleans, where to
quote her. ''cold tea and molassaes and
water were provided as beverages in
plays where the business required the
actors to partalle of liquid refresh.
ments, the management for once TAX
ing high temperance grounds"
After separating from her first hus
band in 1S4S she married George Mos
sop, young Irish comedian, who died
in 1S49 She married John Drew il
1850. Meanwhile she had been play.
ing with acceptability at the Park
theater in New York and elsewhere
Mr. and Mrs. Drew were subsequently
connected in a managerial way with
the Arch and National theaters in the
city of Philadelphia. 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 Couldouck
Her last encouragement was in the
company playing "The Sporting
Duchess" Her home for some time
past has been with her son, John Drew
at Larchmont.