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WESTERN, Pauline Lucille, actress, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, S January, 1843; died in Brooklyn, New York, 11 January, 1877. She made her first appear-ante on the stage with her sister Helen as "change artist" at her father's theatre in Washington, D. C., and travelled extensively with her in this country. They were known as the " Star Sisters," and their principal play was the " Three Fast Men." In 1858 they appeared at the Old Bowery theatre in New York. On 11 October, 1859, she married James Harrison Mead. In 1859 or 1860 she appeared at the Holliday street theatre in "East Lynne," achieving her first success. In 1861-'5 she travelled with a combination troupe, playing Nancy Sykes in " Oliver Twist," with Edward L. Davenport as Bill Sykes and James W. Wallack, Jr. as Fagin. In 1865 she played in Philadelphia, appearing in " Eleanor's Victory," "Lucretia Borgia," " Jane Eyre," "The Child-Stealer," "Mary Tudor," "Cynthia," besides the two plays already mentioned. She appeared in the principal theatres in the United States, and at the time of her death was playing at the New Park theatre, Brooklyn.
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