天主教;羅馬公教

德魯家族(Drew family)

美國戲劇世家。露易莎.雷恩(婚後名露易莎.雷恩.德魯,1820~1897)在其寡母將她從英國帶回後,八歲便開始其在費城的舞臺表演事業。她經常扮演羅密歐、安東尼等男性角色,但最令人難忘的是馬拉普洛普太太。1850年與愛爾蘭喜劇演員老約翰.德魯(1827~1862)結婚。他在1842~1846年間,初次在紐約登臺。後與人共同經營費城牌樓街劇院,1861年雷恩當了劇院經理。約翰.德魯到處旅行,並指導牌樓街劇團至1892年。他們的兒子小約翰.德魯(1853~1927)首次隨其母的劇團演出(1873),後分別加入奧古斯丁.戴利(1879~1892)和查理.弗羅曼(1892~1915)的劇團。他擅長演出莎士比亞的喜劇、社會戲劇和輕鬆喜劇。老德魯的女兒喬琪亞娜.愛瑪.德魯(1856~1893)首次隨其母的劇團演出(1872)。她與莫里斯.巴瑞摩結婚,生了萊昂內爾、埃塞爾和約翰(參閱Barrymore family)。

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Drew family

U.S. theatrical family. Louisa Lane (later Louisa Lane Drew; 1820-1897) began her stage career at 8 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. In 1850 she married the Irish comic actor John Drew (1827-1862),who made his U.S. debut in 1842 and comanaged the Arch Street Theatre in Philadelphia. He toured widely,and she managed the theater from 1861,directing the renamed Mrs. John Drew's Arch Street Theatre company with notable success until 1892. Their son John Drew,Jr. (1853-1927) made his debut (1873) with his mother's company,then joined the companies of Augustin Daly (1879-92) and Charles Frohman (1892-1915). He was noted for his roles in Shakespearean comedy,society drama,and light comedies. Their daughter Georgiana Emma Drew (1856-1893) made her acting debut with her mother's company (1872). She became the wife of Maurice Barrymore and the mother of Lionel,Ethel,and John Barrymore (see Barrymore family).