Louie Freear

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Louie Freear
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Born
Louisa Freear

(1871-11-26)26 November 1871
Lambeth, London, England
Died23 March 1939(1939-03-23) (aged 67)
London, England
Burial place Brookwood Cemetery
Other namesLouisa Shepherd
Occupation(s)Actress, comedienne

Louisa Freear (26 November 1871 – 23 March 1939) was an English actress and comedienne.

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Biography

In the title role of Boy Bob in 1899 Louie Freear (1871-1939) as Boy Bob.png
In the title role of Boy Bob in 1899

She was born in Lambeth, London, and was part of the Freear theatrical family; her parents were actor Henry Butler Freear and Mary Jane Freear ( née Burke), a vocalist. Her brother Walter Freear was an actor, dancer and comedian, and brother Alfred worked as a musician. [1]

Described as "vital and diminutive", [2] she performed the role Flo Honeydew in The Lady Slavey (1894) and Puck in Herbert Beerbohm Tree's lavish 1900 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream . [3] She was also a success in George Dance's comic opera, A Chinese Honeymoon , in 1901. [2]

In 1912, she married Charles Shepherd. She died at her home London on 23 March 1939, and was buried at Brookwood Cemetery. [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Louie Freear Gets £800 Damages" (PDF). The New York Times . London (published 11 August 1900). 10 August 1900. p. 7. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 Harold Scott, The Early Doors: Origins of the Music Hall, London, 1946, p. 210
  3. ↑ "A Midsummer Night's Dream" The Times of London , 1/11/1900.
  4. ↑ "Louie Freear as Reggie in The Babes in the Wood, Theatre Royal, Manchester, Christmas 1898", Footlight Notes, 10 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2021
  5. ↑ "Obituary: Miss Louie Freear". The Daily Telegraph . 24 March 1939. p. 19. Retrieved 18 October 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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