Georgiana Kinlock
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1829
Georgiana Stephens
Georgina Kinlock
Georgiana Kinlock | |
|---|---|
| Born | Georgiana Lydia Kinlock 1829 |
| Died | 1864 (aged 34–35) |
| Other names | Georgiana Kinloch Georgiana Stephens Georgina Kinlock |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Louisa Lane Drew (half-sister) John Drew (brother-in-law) |
| Family | Drew family |
Georgiana Kinlock (1829-1864) was an American actress and an ancestor of the prominent Barrymore-Drew acting family.[1] She is the namesake for her niece, American actress Georgiana Drew.
Georgiana Lydia Kinlock was born in 1829 to singer and actress, Eliza Trentner, and actor John Kinlock. Her mother was once considered one of the best singers of English ballads on the stage.[2] Kinlock had one older half-sister, Louisa Lane, from her mother's first marriage and two full sisters Adine (b. 1827) and Rosalie (b. 1830). The family set sail to Jamaica in November 1830 with John attempting to find better job opportunities.[3] The ship would wreck, leaving the family and all passengers stranded for six weeks.[4]
In 1831, Kinlock and baby Rosalie died of yellow fever while in Jamaica.[5][6] Trenter also became sickly, however recovered the following year and returned the family to Philadelphia.[7]
Career
Kinlock would often perform at the Arch Street Theatre, which was managed by her sister Louisa.[8] The company, formed by William Wheatley and John S. Clarke, would be referred to as "one of the best ever organized in America".[9]
In 1859, she was on a world tour with her brother-in-law, actor John Drew Sr. They pair performed The Rose of Killarney, with Kinlock as Lilly Lover and Drew as David O'Leary, as well as a number of other plays. This tour would include California, Australia, England and Ireland.[10][11][12]