Sidney Frances Bateman
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Sidney Frances Bateman daughter of Joseph Cowell, an English actor who had settled in America, was married to Hezekiah Linthicum Bateman
and also an actor.
She was also the author of several popular plays, in one of which, Self (1857), she and her husband made a great success. After her husband's death in 1875, Mrs Bateman continued to manage the Lyceum until 1878. She later took the Sadler's Wells theatre, which she managed until her death. She was the first to bring to England an entire American company with an American play, Joaquin Miller
's The Danites.
Mr and Mrs Bateman had eight children, three of the four daughters being educated for the stage. The two oldest, Kate Josephine
(b. 1842), and Ellen (b. 1845), known as the "Bateman children," began their theatrical career at an early age. In 1862, Kate played in New York as Juliet
and Lady Macbeth
, and in 1863 she had a great success in London as Leah in Augustin Daly
's adaptation of Mosenthal's Deborah.
In 1866 Kate married George Crowe, but returned to the stage in 1868, playing later as Lady Macbeth with Henry Irving
, and in 1875 in the title-part of Tennyson's Queen Mary. When her mother opened the Sadler's Wells theatre in 1879 Miss Bateman appeared as Helen Macgregor in Rob Roy, and in 1881 as Margaret Field in Henry Arthur Jones
's His Wife.
Her daughter, Sidney Crowe (b. 1871), also became an actress. Virginia Bateman (b. 1854), a younger sister of Kate, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
, went on the stage as a child, and first appeared in London
in the title-part of her mother's play, Fanchetle, in 1871. She created a number of important parts during several seasons at the Lyceum and elsewhere. She married Edward Compton the actor. Another sister was Isabel (b. 1854), well known on the London stage.
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Hezekiah Linthicum Bateman
Hezekiah Linthicum Bateman , known as H. L. Bateman, was an American actor and manager.Born in Baltimore, Maryland, his original goal was to be an engineer, but in 1832 became an actor, playing with Ellen Tree in juvenile leads...
and also an actor.
She was also the author of several popular plays, in one of which, Self (1857), she and her husband made a great success. After her husband's death in 1875, Mrs Bateman continued to manage the Lyceum until 1878. She later took the Sadler's Wells theatre, which she managed until her death. She was the first to bring to England an entire American company with an American play, Joaquin Miller
Joaquin Miller
Joaquin Miller was the pen name of the colorful American poet Cincinnatus Heine Miller , nicknamed the "Poet of the Sierras".-Early years and family:...
's The Danites.
Mr and Mrs Bateman had eight children, three of the four daughters being educated for the stage. The two oldest, Kate Josephine
Kate Josephine Bateman
Kate Josephine Bateman was an American actress. She was born at Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Hezekiah Linthicum Bateman, an actor and theatrical manager. Her mother, Sidney Frances Bateman, was also an actress. With her sister, Ellen , she appeared on stage almost in infancy and exhibited...
(b. 1842), and Ellen (b. 1845), known as the "Bateman children," began their theatrical career at an early age. In 1862, Kate played in New York as Juliet
Juliet Capulet
Juliet is one of the title characters in William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet, the other being Romeo. She is the daughter of old Capulet, head of the house of Capulet. The story has a long history that precedes Shakespeare himself....
and Lady Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Lady Macbeth may refer to:*Lady Macbeth, from William Shakespeare's play Macbeth**Queen Gruoch of Scotland, the real-life Queen on whom Shakespeare based the character...
, and in 1863 she had a great success in London as Leah in Augustin Daly
Augustin Daly
John Augustin Daly was an American theatrical manager and playwright active in both the US and UK.-Biography:Daly was born in Plymouth, North Carolina and educated at Norfolk, Va...
's adaptation of Mosenthal's Deborah.
In 1866 Kate married George Crowe, but returned to the stage in 1868, playing later as Lady Macbeth with Henry Irving
Henry Irving
Sir Henry Irving , born John Henry Brodribb, was an English stage actor in the Victorian era, known as an actor-manager because he took complete responsibility for season after season at the Lyceum Theatre, establishing himself and his company as...
, and in 1875 in the title-part of Tennyson's Queen Mary. When her mother opened the Sadler's Wells theatre in 1879 Miss Bateman appeared as Helen Macgregor in Rob Roy, and in 1881 as Margaret Field in Henry Arthur Jones
Henry Arthur Jones
Henry Arthur Jones was an English dramatist.-Biography:Jones was born at Granborough, Buckinghamshire to Silvanus Jones, a farmer. He began to earn his living early, his spare time being given to literary pursuits...
's His Wife.
Her daughter, Sidney Crowe (b. 1871), also became an actress. Virginia Bateman (b. 1854), a younger sister of Kate, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
, went on the stage as a child, and first appeared in London
London
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in the title-part of her mother's play, Fanchetle, in 1871. She created a number of important parts during several seasons at the Lyceum and elsewhere. She married Edward Compton the actor. Another sister was Isabel (b. 1854), well known on the London stage.
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