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Florence Holbrook
Holbrook in 1912
Occupation Actress Spouse
(
m. 1902;
div. 1913)
Florence Holbrook was an American
actress ,
singer , and
composer .
Biography
Holbrook with her husband,
Cecil Lean , in 1911
Holbrook married actor
Cecil Lean in a ceremony at the
Little Church Around The Corner in
Manhattan on September 21, 1902.
[1]
[2]
[3] The two were widely known as "Lovey" and "Dovey", and the two made a pact to only perform together,
[4]
[5] and were later described by
Gerald Bordman as "
Chicago 's most popular musical comedy performers".
[6] The couple separated in 1910,
[4] and by 1912, reports had surfaced that the couple were remaining married "for business reasons only".
[7] After three previous instances of divorce proceedings were dismissed,
[1] the couple divorced in late 1913.
[2]
In Chicago, Holbrook's appearances included productions of
The Isle of Bong Bong ,
[8]
The Umpire ,
[9] and
Honeymoon Trail
[10] at the
La Salle Theater and
The Military Girl at the
Ziegfeld Theatre .
[11] Holbrook's
Broadway appearances include productions of
The Soul Kiss in 1908 and
Bright Eyes in 1910.
[12] In addition to her credits as a performer, Holbrook was credited as providing additional music to the aforementioned production of Bright Eyes .
[12]
Notes
^
a
b
"Most Devoted Couple's Failure in Divorce" .
The Tampa Morning Tribune . Vol. XX, no. 111. April 20, 1913. p. 7. Retrieved November 20, 2018 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
a
b
"Theatrical Notes" .
The Decatur Herald . Vol. XXXIII, no. 32. November 9, 1913. p. 16. Retrieved November 20, 2018 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ "New York Marriages, 1686-1980," database,
FamilySearch (
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6HV-C48 : February 10, 2018), Cecil Worthington Starr Lean and Florence Holbrook Fox Bell, Sep, 21 1902; citing reference; FHL microfilm 1,570,824.
^
a
b
"Cecil Lean and Wife Part but Will Act Together" . The Bridgeport Evening Farmer . Vol. XLVI, no. 252.
Chicago . October 25, 1910. p. 2. Retrieved November 21, 2018 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Holbrook, Florence (May 4, 1913).
"Too Perfect for Marriage! Too Perfect for Divorce!" .
The Times-Dispatch . p. 26. Retrieved November 21, 2018 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Bordman and Norman, p. 325
^
" "Honeymoon Trail" Develops Thorns" .
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Vol. LXIV, no. 322.
Chicago . July 6, 1912. p. 18. Retrieved November 21, 2018 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Bordman and Norman, p. 246
^ Bordman and Norman, p. 253
^ Bordman and Norman, p. 283
^ Bordman and Norman, p. 325
^
a
b
"Florence Holbrook" .
Internet Broadway Database .
The Broadway League . Retrieved November 29, 2018 .
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