The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Whitlock, Elizabeth Kemble

WHITLOCK, hwĭtlŏk, Elizabeth Kemble, English actress, fifth child of Roger Kemble (q.v.): b. Warrington, Lancashire, 2 April 1761; d. 27 Feb. 1836. She first appeared at Drury Lane theatre in February 1783, as Portia. In 1785 she was married to Charles Edward Whitlock, a provincial manager and actor, and seven years later accompanied her husband to this country, where they performed for many years in the principal cities. Mrs. Whitlock became the most popular actress of the day in America, and in Philadelphia frequently performed before President Washington and other distinguished persons. She returned to England in 1807 with a competency and thenceforth retired from the stage. In personal appearance and voice she was said to have strongly resembled her sister, Mrs. Siddons.