Life and art of Joseph Jefferson, together with some account of his ancestry and of the Jefferson family of actors . After her 1 The Poor Soldier. Comic opera, by John OKeefe. 1798. Alteredand improved, by the author, from his earlier farce (1783) of The Sham-rock. Wood says it was a favourite with George JEFFERSON FAMILY Orange Island, La. LIFE OF JEFFERSON 193 marriage she did not continuously pursue the dramaticprofession, nor did she at any time acquire exceptionaldistinction as an actress. Her death occurred on Feb-ruary 18, 1861, in Twelfth street, New York, and sh
Life and art of Joseph Jefferson, together with some account of his ancestry and of the Jefferson family of actors . After her 1 The Poor Soldier. Comic opera, by John OKeefe. 1798. Alteredand improved, by the author, from his earlier farce (1783) of The Sham-rock. Wood says it was a favourite with George JEFFERSON FAMILY Orange Island, La. LIFE OF JEFFERSON 193 marriage she did not continuously pursue the dramaticprofession, nor did she at any time acquire exceptionaldistinction as an actress. Her death occurred on Feb-ruary 18, 1861, in Twelfth street, New York, and shewas buried at Cypress Hills, Long Island. The children of Jeffersons first marriage are : — i. Charles Burke Jefferson. — Born at Macon, Ga., March20,1851. He adopted the stage, and made his first regular pro-fessional appearance, November 26, 1869, at McVickers theatre,Chicago. The occasion was that of his fathers benefit, and Charles,a handsome youth of eighteen, acted Dickory, in The Spectre Bride-groom. He has acted other parts, but has not steadily pursued theart. 2. Margaret Jane Jefferson. — Born at New York, July 4,1853. She never was on the stage. She is the wife of BenjaminL. Farjeon, the distinguished English novelist, to whom she wasmarried, in London, in June, 1877. 3. Frances Florence Jeff
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