MARLOWE JULIA -SHAKESPEARIAN PLAY ACTRESS BORN 1866 AUGUST 17
MARLOWE JULIA -SHAKESPEARIAN PLAY ACTRESS BORN 1866 AUGUST 17 BIRTH AND INITIAL LIFE Marlowe, Julia [née Sarah Frances Frost] (1866-1950) This British-American actress was born on August 17th, near Keswick, Cumberland, England. When she was four years old, she was brought to Cincinnatti, Ohio, by her mother where they joined her father, who had been forced to flee England after injuring a neighbor in a whipping . In American the family changed the name to Brough, and it was as Fanny Brough that she made her stage debut in that city in 1879 in one of the many juvenile troupes of H.M.S. Pinafore that were the rage of the day. She continued to sing in comic opera for several seasons before playing Heinrich in a touring company of Rip Van Winkle in 1882. She was tutored in the classic repertory by Ada Dow, a retired actress. In 1884, Miss Dow brought Julia to New York, where she secured touring engagements for her in roles such as L...