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Louisa Lane Drew

Actress and theatre manager, born in London, UK. She went to the USA as a child. Known as a character actress, she managed the Arch Street Theatre in Philadelphia after the death of her husband, John Drew.

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Louisa Lane Drew (January 10, 1820 - August 31, 1897 in Philadelphia) was a British - American actor.

She and her husband John Drew - the parents of John Drew, Jr. and Georgiana Barrymore - owned the Arch Street Theatre, where they staged performances, and she managed the business.

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