Addison, Carlotta (1849–1914)

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Addison, Carlotta (1849–1914)

English actress. Name variations: Mrs. C.A. LaTrobe or La Trobe. Born July 9, 1849, in Liverpool, Eng.; died June 14, 1914; dau. of E.P. Addison (former proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Doncaster); m. C.A. LaTrobe (died July 1909).

Made stage debut as a child in Nine Points of the Law; made London debut as Lady Dolly Touchwood in The Belle's Stratagem (1866); other portrayals include Bella in School, Nerissa in The Merchant of Venice, Ethel Grainger in Married in Haste, Grace Harkaway in London Assurance, and Mabel Ransom in Mabel.

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