Kemble, Adelaide |
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BORN 13 Feb 1815, London - DIED 4 Aug 1879, Warash House, Hampshire GRAVE LOCATION Ightham, Kent: St. Peter's Churchyard |
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Younger daughter of Charles Kemble and sister of Fanny Kemble.
Sarah Siddons was her aunt. She started singing professionaly
in 1835 and performed in Germany, Italy, Paris and Prague. She
travelled Europe for a while in the company of Franz Liszt.
In 1841 she played the role of Norma at the Covent Garden Theatre.
After a short but succesful career she stopped singing with a brief speech after a concert in 1842. This was because of het marriage to the rich Edward Sartoris in 1843, allthough the love of her live was Francis Thun. Nonetheless her marriage was good and she and Edward had three children. During the rest of her life she still sang, but only in private. She lived with her husband in England, France and Italy. Just like her sister Fanny she turned to writing several times. According to her own wishes she was buried in Ightham, where her friend Greville rested since his death in 1872. Work: "Medusa and Other Tales" (1868); "Past Hours" (1880). Family • Father: Kemble, Charles • Sister: Kemble, Fanny Related persons • has a connection with Liszt, Franz • knew Viardot-Garcia, Pauline Sources • Blainey, Ann, Fanny and Adelaide, Ivan R. Dee, Chicago, 2001 • Crawford, Anne and others, The Europa Biographical Dictionary of British Women, Europa Publications Ltd, London, 1983 • Third Generation |