Louie Freear
Born
Louisa Freear

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

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

Biography

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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.