English actress, the daughter of John Saville Faucit, an actor, was born in London. Her first London appearance was made on the 5th of January 1836 at Covent Garden as Julia in The Hunchback. Her success was so definitely confirmed by her subsequent acting, that within eighteen months she was engaged by Macready as leading lady at Covent Garden. After a visit to Paris and a short season at the Haymarket, she joined the Drury Lane company under Macready early in 1842. Among her successful tours was included a visit to Paris in 1844-1845, where she acted with Macready in several Shakespearian plays. In 1851 she was married to Sir Theodore Martin. One of her last appearances was as Beatrice, on the opening of the Shakespeare Memorial at Stratford-on-Avon on the 23rd of April 1879. Lady Martin died at her home near Llangollen in Wales on the 31st of October 1898. There is a tablet to her in the Shakespeare Memorial with a portrait figure, and the marble pulpit in the Shakespeare church - with her portrait as Saint Helena - was given in her memory by her husband.
Buried 4 November 1898
Buried 4 November 1898
English actress, the daughter of John Saville Faucit, an actor, was born in London. Her first London appearance was made on the 5th of January 1836 at Covent Garden as Julia in The Hunchback. Her success was so definitely confirmed by her subsequent acting, that within eighteen months she was engaged by Macready as leading lady at Covent Garden. After a visit to Paris and a short season at the Haymarket, she joined the Drury Lane company under Macready early in 1842. Among her successful tours was included a visit to Paris in 1844-1845, where she acted with Macready in several Shakespearian plays. In 1851 she was married to Sir Theodore Martin. One of her last appearances was as Beatrice, on the opening of the Shakespeare Memorial at Stratford-on-Avon on the 23rd of April 1879. Lady Martin died at her home near Llangollen in Wales on the 31st of October 1898. There is a tablet to her in the Shakespeare Memorial with a portrait figure, and the marble pulpit in the Shakespeare church - with her portrait as Saint Helena - was given in her memory by her husband.
Buried 4 November 1898
Buried 4 November 1898
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A private grave marked with a pink granite headstone.
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