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'''Julia Betterton Glover''' (c. 1779–[[July 16]] [[1850]]) was an [[Ireland|Irish]]-born stage actress well known for her comic roles in the late 18th and 19th centuries. |
'''Julia Betterton Glover''' (c. 1779–[[July 16]] [[1850]]) was an [[Ireland|Irish]]-born stage actress well known for her comic roles in the late 18th and 19th centuries. |
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==Biography== |
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| isbn = }}</ref> in [[Newry]], Ireland.<ref name="HD" /> Her father was an actor who descended from 17th century actor [[Thomas Betterton]].<ref name="BM" /> As a child, she toured with her father and began taking small parts in plays.<ref name="HD" /> In 1787, she joined the [[York Circuit]] under manager [[Tate Wilkinson]]<ref name="BM" /> and appeared as the Page in [[Thomas Otway]]'s ''[[The Orphan]]'', as well as the [[Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York|Duke of York]] |
| isbn = }}</ref> in [[Newry]], Ireland.<ref name="HD" /> Her father was an actor who descended from 17th century actor [[Thomas Betterton]].<ref name="BM" /> As a child, she toured with her father and began taking small parts in plays.<ref name="HD" /> In 1787, she joined the [[York Circuit]] under manager [[Tate Wilkinson]]<ref name="BM" /> and appeared as the Page in [[Thomas Otway]]'s ''[[The Orphan]]'', as well as the [[Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York|Duke of York]] with [[George Frederick Cooke]] in ''[[Richard III (play)|Richard III]]''.<ref name="BM" /><ref name="MW">{{cite book |
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Revision as of 14:36, 3 September 2009
Julia Betterton Glover (c. 1779–July 16 1850) was an Irish-born stage actress well known for her comic roles in the late 18th and 19th centuries.
Biography
Glover was born Julia Betterton in 1779[1] or 1781[2] in Newry, Ireland.[1] Her father was an actor who descended from 17th century actor Thomas Betterton.[2] As a child, she toured with her father and began taking small parts in plays.[1] In 1787, she joined the York Circuit under manager Tate Wilkinson[2] and appeared as the Page in Thomas Otway's The Orphan, as well as the Duke of York with George Frederick Cooke in Richard III.[2][3] In 1795 she went to Bath and played the parts of Juliet, Imogen, Desdemona, Lady Macbeth and Lydia Languish.[1][2] She became well known, particularly praised for her comic role as Languish, and news of her success reached London.[1] A number of job offers were made, but they were declined by her father.[2] He eventually accepted a lucrative offer (taking her salary for himself), for which she made her London début in 1797 as Percy by Hannah More.[1][2]
Early in her career, Glover found herself competing for tragic parts with Miss Campion, an actress from Dublin.[3] Glover subsequently favoured comic roles.[3] In 1800, her father sold her in marriage to Samuel Glover for £1, 000, although the money was never paid.[1] Unhappily married, she had eight children, four of whom survived childhood.[2] In 1820, she played Hamlet at the Lyceum Theatre to critical acclaim.[4] In 1822, she appeared as Nurse in Romeo and Juliet at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane; her daughter Phyllis played Juliet.[2] On February 8 1837, her father, with whom she had had an unhappy relationship, died.[1][2]
In 1850, Glover announced her retirement from the stage. After two weeks confined to her bed, she appeared at Drury Lane for her farewell benefit performance on July 12 1850 as Mrs. Malaprop in The Rivals.[2] She was noticeably ill and weak during her performance and was unable to stand to receive her applause at the end of the play.[3] Instead, the curtain rose to reveal Glover seated, surrounded by the rest of the cast.[3] She died days later on July 16 1850.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Taylor & Francis Group (2003). A Historical Dictionary of British Women. Routledge. p. 186. ISBN 1857432282.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Dickens, Charles (1857). Bentley's Miscellany. Richard Bentley. pp. 210–220.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e The Musical World. J. Alfredo Novello. 1851. p. 446.
- ^ Howard, Tony (2007). Women as Hamlet: Performance and Interpretation in Theatre, Film and Fiction. Cambridge University Press. p. 42. ISBN 0521864666.