Julia James
Julia James (1890-1964) was an English actress of the 1900s Edwardian era, the leading lady at the Gaiety Theatre.
Biography
Julia James was born in London in 1890.[1]
In 1905 she began her career in Supper Belle in Blue Bell at the Aldwych Theatre under Seymour Hicks. She was the leading lady at the Gaiety Theatre appearing in The Girls of Gottenburg, Havana and Our Miss Gibbs.[1] She "had wonderful red hair that attracted admiring glances wherever she went".[2]
In 1913 she had the role of Sombra in The Arcadians at L'Olympia, Paris.[1]
In 1916 she is at the London Opera House in Christmas in the trenches.[3]
In 1919 she is Mabel Mannering in Yes, Uncle!.[4]
She died in 1964.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d "Julia James (1890-1964), Actress". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ Middleton, Judy (2010). Yesterday in Brighton & Hove. Amberley Publishing Limited. p. 21. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ WEARING, J. P. (1982). LONDON STAGE, 1910-1919: LONDON STAGE, 1910-1919. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 677. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, Volume 90. George S. Maddick. 1919. p. 172. Retrieved 17 January 2018.