Compton, Katherine (1853–1928)
Compton, Katherine (1853–1928)
English stage actress. Name variations: Mrs. Richard Carton. Born Katherine Compton Mackenzie, 1853, in London, England; died May 16, 1928; dau. of Henry Compton (Mackenzie) and Emmeline Montague Compton (d. 1910); sister-in-law of Virginia Compton (actress); m. R.C. Carton (playwright).
Made London debut in Our Babes in the Wood (1877); other plays include Such is the Law, Imprudence and Low Water; began to appear exclusively in plays written by husband (1885), including The Great Pink Pearl, The Treasure, Robin Goodfellow, A White Elepant, Lord and Lady Algy, Wheels within Wheels, The Undercurrent, A Clean Slate, The Rich Mrs. Repton and A Busy Day.
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