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Mary Catherine Bolton, stage name Polly Bolton, later known by her married name of Lady Thurlow (1790/91–1830), was an English actress, remembered particularly for playing Ophelia.
In 1811, she played the part of Ophelia in '' Hamlet'' opposite John Kemble, giving a performance described as "in a decorous style, relying on the familiar images of the white dress, loose hair, and wild flowers, to convey a polite feminine distraction".
On 13 November 1813, at St Martin-in-the-Fields, she married Edward Hovell-Thurlow, 2nd Baron Thurlow (1781–1829), and her stage career ended. They had three sons, including Edward Thomas Hovell-Thurlow, the 3rd Baron. At the time, it would not have been socially possible for a woman who had married into the ruling class to continue a career as an actress.Judith Anne Rosen, ''Performing Femininity in British Victorian Culture'' (University of California, Berkeley, 1995), p. 64.
Her descendant Roualeyn Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 9th Baron Thurlow, inherited the title in 2013 and in 2015 was elected by his fellow peers to a vacant seat in the House of Lords.Lord Thurlow
at parliament.uk, accessed 10 December 2017.
Mary Catherine Bolton, Lady Thurlow
at nationalgalleries.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Bolton, Mary Catherine 1790s births 1830 deaths English stage actresses
Life
Bolton was the daughter of James Richard Bolton, an attorney. She made her first appearance on the stage on 8 October 1801, in '' The Beggar's Opera'' as "Miss Bolton"
In 1811, she played the part of Ophelia in '' Hamlet'' opposite John Kemble, giving a performance described as "in a decorous style, relying on the familiar images of the white dress, loose hair, and wild flowers, to convey a polite feminine distraction".
On 13 November 1813, at St Martin-in-the-Fields, she married Edward Hovell-Thurlow, 2nd Baron Thurlow (1781–1829), and her stage career ended. They had three sons, including Edward Thomas Hovell-Thurlow, the 3rd Baron. At the time, it would not have been socially possible for a woman who had married into the ruling class to continue a career as an actress.Judith Anne Rosen, ''Performing Femininity in British Victorian Culture'' (University of California, Berkeley, 1995), p. 64.
Her descendant Roualeyn Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 9th Baron Thurlow, inherited the title in 2013 and in 2015 was elected by his fellow peers to a vacant seat in the House of Lords.at parliament.uk, accessed 10 December 2017.
See also
* List of entertainers who married titled BritishersNotes
External links
Mary Catherine Bolton, Lady Thurlow
at nationalgalleries.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Bolton, Mary Catherine 1790s births 1830 deaths English stage actresses
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