JECKS

Harriet (youngest child of Mr. Coveney, actor 1790–1881). b. London 1 Nov. 1827; first appeared on the stage at Adelphi theatre, Edinburgh 30 June 1834 as Zoe in Buck stone’s burletta The convent of St. Eloi; played Oliver Twist at T.R. Glasgow; pupil of Charles Leclercq the ballet master; made her début in London at Victoria theatre; played in the provinces; at the Adelphi, London 1841 and 1849–50, at Vauxhall gardens 1842; acted under Chatter ton at Drury Lane 1868–79; played the Marquise in L’Œil Crevé at Opera Comique 21 Oct. 1872; created the parts of Mrs. Privett in opera of Dorothy at Gaiety 25 Sep. 1886, and of Tabitha in opera of Doris at Lyric 20 April 1889, Dorothy was played until 6 April 1889, 931 times; played upwards of 1800 parts during her career. ( m. Charles A. Jecks, acting manager of Adelphi theatre, London). d. Ramsgate 24 Feb. 1892. The Players , ii 57 (1860), portrait .