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ASHWELL, LENA (1872— )

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Originally appearing in Volume V02, Page 734 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ASHWELL, See also:LENA (1872— ) , See also:English actress, was the daughter of See also:Commander See also:Pocock, R.N. In 1896 she married the actor See also:Arthur See also:Playfair, whom she divorced in 1908; later in the latter See also:year she married Dr See also:Simson. In 1895 she played Elaine in See also:Sir See also:Henry See also:Irving's See also:production of See also:King Arthur at the See also:Lyceum, and again acted with him in 1903 in See also:Dante. She made her first striking success, however, on the See also:London See also:stage in Mrs Dane's See also:Defence with Sir See also:Charles See also:Wyndham in 19oo, and a few years later her acting in Leah Kleschna confirmed her position as one of the leading actresses in London. In 1907 she started under her own management at the Kingsway See also:theatre.

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