May Brookyn

May Brookyn (?1854/59 - February 15, 1894) was an English born American stage actress.^{[citation needed]}

Brookyn was born in Cornwall, England.^[1] Her name was spelled Brookyn but is often misspelled Brooklyn.

Brookyn joined a theatrical company at age 15 when her parents were abroad. They made her return to school, but she persisted and resumed acting. Wilson Barrett signed her to act in a production of The Silver King in England. Her American stage debut came in the role of Claire in a production of The Forge Master.^[1]

On February 15, 1894 she died by suicide by taking carbolic acid in San Francisco several months after the death of her lover Frederic A. Lovecraft shot himself.^[2] Brookyn was born in Greater London, England and is buried in Brooklyn's Evergreen Cemetery.

Selected roles

Jim the Penman as Mrs. Ralston (substitute for Agnes Booth)
The Pharisee
Alabama as Widow Page (1891)
Lady Windermere's Fan as Mrs. Erlynne

References

^ ^a ^b Gallery of plays from the Illustrated American. Illustrated American Publishing Company. 1894. p. 14. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
^ New York Times MAY BROOKYN MOURNED FOR LOVECRAFT.;Cause of the Suicide of the Actress in San Francisco. (1894 article download in Adobe Acrobat) Retrieved October 1, 2014

External links

May Brookyn photo gallery (NY Public Library, Billy Rose collection)

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[gp-1] Gallery of plays from the Illustrated American. Illustrated American Publishing Company. 1894. p. 14. Retrieved April 5, 2021.

[2] New York Times MAY BROOKYN MOURNED FOR LOVECRAFT.;Cause of the Suicide of the Actress in San Francisco. (1894 article download in Adobe Acrobat) Retrieved October 1, 2014

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