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Mabel <I>Watson</I> Love

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Mabel Watson Love

Birth
Folkestone, Shepway District, Kent, England
Death
15 May 1953 (aged 78)
Weybridge, Elmbridge Borough, Surrey, England
Burial
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England Add to Map
Plot
*Cremation location - ashes taken away
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British dancer and stage actress. She born Mabel Watson, the parents of actress Kate Watson, and the entertainer William Edward Love (1805–1867), buried in this cemetery, was also her grandfather. She was a great favourite of Edward, the Prince of Wales, and was considered to be one of the great stage beauties of her age, and her career spanned the late Victorian era and Edwardian period. She made her stage debut at the age of twelve, on December 23, 1886 at the Prince of Wales Theatre playing The Rose in the very first stage adaptation of Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland". She retired from the stage in 1918, but returned after a break, and for the next 30 years, she appeared in a succession of burlesques, pantomimes and musical comedies. Among her impotent successes were; playing "Francoise in La Cigale" that opened at the Lyric Theatre in October 1890 and ran for fourteen months; appearing in the all-star pantomime at Drury Lane, 1892 with Marie Lloyd and Dan Leno; starring as Pepita in "Caryll's Little Christopher Columbus" that opened at the Lyric on October 10, 1893, and ran for 279 performances; and appearing in the "Follies Bergere" in Paris. In the autumn of 1912, she played Violet Robinson in "Man and Superman" during her only Broadway appearance. The play ran for 32 performances at the Hudson Theatre. In June, 1926, The Dancing Times reported that she had opened a dancing school in Knightsbridge. She returned only once to the stage - in May, 1938, when she played Mary Goss in "Profit and Loss" at the Embassy Theatre. After this, she went to live in a hotel in Weybridge, Surrey, where she resided for the next 15 years until her death aged 78, leaving a daughter, Mary Loraine, who died on 5 September 1973 of a housefire at her Brighton home in apparent poverty unaware of her legacy.
British dancer and stage actress. She born Mabel Watson, the parents of actress Kate Watson, and the entertainer William Edward Love (1805–1867), buried in this cemetery, was also her grandfather. She was a great favourite of Edward, the Prince of Wales, and was considered to be one of the great stage beauties of her age, and her career spanned the late Victorian era and Edwardian period. She made her stage debut at the age of twelve, on December 23, 1886 at the Prince of Wales Theatre playing The Rose in the very first stage adaptation of Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland". She retired from the stage in 1918, but returned after a break, and for the next 30 years, she appeared in a succession of burlesques, pantomimes and musical comedies. Among her impotent successes were; playing "Francoise in La Cigale" that opened at the Lyric Theatre in October 1890 and ran for fourteen months; appearing in the all-star pantomime at Drury Lane, 1892 with Marie Lloyd and Dan Leno; starring as Pepita in "Caryll's Little Christopher Columbus" that opened at the Lyric on October 10, 1893, and ran for 279 performances; and appearing in the "Follies Bergere" in Paris. In the autumn of 1912, she played Violet Robinson in "Man and Superman" during her only Broadway appearance. The play ran for 32 performances at the Hudson Theatre. In June, 1926, The Dancing Times reported that she had opened a dancing school in Knightsbridge. She returned only once to the stage - in May, 1938, when she played Mary Goss in "Profit and Loss" at the Embassy Theatre. After this, she went to live in a hotel in Weybridge, Surrey, where she resided for the next 15 years until her death aged 78, leaving a daughter, Mary Loraine, who died on 5 September 1973 of a housefire at her Brighton home in apparent poverty unaware of her legacy.

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  • Created by: julia&keld
  • Added: Oct 6, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59691847/mabel-love: accessed ), memorial page for Mabel Watson Love (16 Oct 1874–15 May 1953), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59691847, citing Kensal Green Cemetery, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England; Maintained by julia&keld (contributor 46812479).