King Lear written by William Shakespeare, and produced with Julia Marlowe playing as Cordelia, in 1890

Scenes from King Lear written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), and produced in New York with Julia Marlowe (1865 - 1950) playing as Cordelia, in 1890.

Julia Marlowe as Cordelia in Shakespeare's King Lear

In 1904, she began an extremely successful partnership with actor E. H. Sothern, beginning with their appearances in the title roles in Romeo and Juliet, Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, and the leads in Hamlet. They toured all over the U.S. in these plays, adding The Taming of the Shrew, The Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night to their repertoire in 1905.