MARLOWE

marlowe, julia [sarah frances frost] (1870- ), american actress, was born near keswick, england, on the 17th of august 1870, and went with her family to america in 1875. her first formal appearance on the stage was in new york in 1887, although she had before that travelled with a juvenile opera company in _h.m.s. pinafore_, and afterwards was given such parts as maria in _twelfth night_ in miss josephine riley's travelling company. her first great success was as parthenia in _ingomar_, and her subsequent presentations of rosalind, viola, and julia in _the hunchback_ confirmed her position as a "star." in 1894 she married robert taber, an actor, with whom she played until their divorce in 1900. subsequently she had great success as barbara frietchie in clyde fitch's play of that name, and other dramas; and from 1904 to 1907 she acted with e. h. sothern in a notable series of shakespeare plays, as well as in modern drama.