JOSEPHS

Frances Adeline , known as Fanny Josephs (dau. of W. H. Josephs, manager of Sadler’s Wells theatre, London). b. 1842; first appeared in London at Sadler’s Wells as Celia in As you like it 8 Sep. 1860; a member of the Strand burlesque co. 1861; played Lord Woodbie in The Flying Scud, on opening night of Holborn theatre 6 Oct. 1866 and 200 nights afterwards; manager of the Holborn theatre April 1868 to 29 March 1869; the original Emily Mervyn in Byron’s comedy Partners for life, at Globe theatre 7 Oct. 1871; acted Bella in School, at Prince of Wales’ 20 Sep. 1873 to 1 April 1874, and Lady Sneer well in School for Scandal 4 April to 7 Aug. 1874; the original Lady Marie Wagstaff in The Pink Dominos, Criterion theatre 31 March to Dec. 1877; le ee of the Olympic, Easter 1879; played Mary Blythe in The World, at Drury Lane 31 July 1880; le ee and manager of Prince of Wales’, Liverpool 1884–90. ( m. captain George Womb well). d. Margate 17 June 1890. bur. Brompton cemet. Illust. sport. and dram. news , i 649, 674 (1874) portrait , xiii 565, 570 (1880) portrait ; Era 21 June 1890 p. 8; Pascoe’s Dramatic list (1880) 215–6; Saturday Programme 11 March 1876 pp. 7–8, portrait . Note. —Her sister Eliza Stuart Patti Josephs, always known as Patti Josephs, was b. 1849, acted in England and America, d. Philadelphia 5 Oct. 1876, m. John Fitzpatrick, actor.