Sarah Lane (theatre manager)

Sarah "Sallie" Lane (ca 1822 – 19 August 1899) was an English actress, playwright and theatre manager. She was known as "The Queen of Hoxton".

Sarah Lane
BornSarah Borrow
ca 1822
London, England
Died (aged 77)
London, England
Occupationtheatre manager, actress
NationalityUnited Kingdom
Genreplays
SpouseSam Lane

The daughter of William Borrow and Sarah Fowles, she was born Sarah Borrow in London. She began performing as a singer and dancer at the age of seventeen under the stage name Sarah Wilton.[1][2]

In 1843, she married Sam Lane, the manager of the Britannia Theatre. From 1873 to 1881, she wrote or translated from French eight melodramas that were presented at the theatre, including The Faithless Wife and Bad Josephine. Lane presented the works of at least six women playwrights, including Melinda Young. She also took on the role of principal boy in the theatre's productions.[3][2][4]

Following her husband's death in 1872, Lane managed the theatre until her own death at the age of 77. During the 1880s and 1890s, she regularly appeared in the theatre's pantomimes.[2][4]

References
  1. Holder, Heidi J. "Lane [née Borrow], Sarah". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/59170. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. Grantley, Darryll (2013). Historical Dictionary of British Theatre: Early Period. p. 247. ISBN 0810880288.
  3. Hartley, Lucy (2018). The History of British Women's Writing, 1830-1880. p. 206. ISBN 1137584653.
  4. Leach, Robert (2018). An Illustrated History of British Theatre and Performance. Volume Two. pp. 264–65. ISBN 0429873336.
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