The History of Theater - In One Amazing City
October 15, 2021
19. The Duchess of Arch Street, Part One

Louisa Lane Drew's rise to fame and respectability. We chronicle her early years, long before she became the grandmother of All Them Barrymores.


Louisa Lane Drew was a prominent lady in Philadelphia,  known for her management of "Mrs. John Drew's Arch Street Theatre". We begin the story of her rise to fame and respectability, and chronicle her early years, long before she became the grandmother of All Them Barrymores.

For images and additional commentary about this topic, as well as a bibliography of our sources, see our website's blog post:
www.aithpodcast.com/blog/Louisa-Lane-Drew-blog-post-and-bibliography-for-episode-18/

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