Drew
JOHN, an American comedian; born in Dublin, Ireland, Sept. 3, 1825. He made his first appearance at the Bowery Theater, New York, in 1845, and later became manager, in connection with William Wheatley, of the Arch Street Theater in Philadelphia. He acted in the principal cities of the United States and also in England and Australia. He died in Philadelphia, Pa., May 21, 1862. His wife, LOUISA DREW, born in London, England, Jan. 10, 1820, for a whole generation stood at the head of comedy actresses. Her greatest success was as Mrs. Malaprop in "The Rivals," After her husband's death Mrs. Drew managed the Arch Street Theater for a DREYFUS number of years. She died in Larchmont, N. Y., Aug. 31, 1897. Their son, JOHN DREW, born in Philadelphia, Nov. 13, 1853, first appeared at his father's theater in that city, and for a short season played there with Edwin Booth.
He visited Europe in 1892 with Daly's company. He began his starring tours in the autumn of 1892, playing in "The Masked Ball." In 1901, he reduplicated some of his earlier successes in "The Second in Command." He has since toured the country in comedies by French and English dramatists with continued success.
DREW THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, a theological seminary, under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church, founded at Madison, N. J., in 1866. It was named for Daniel Drew, who gave grounds and buildings valued at $275,000.
The courses are for three years, and give not only professional training but training liberal culture. No tuition fees are charged. The seminary buildings include Mead Hall, Asbury Hall, Embury Hall, the Administration Building and chapel, the J. B. Cornell Library, the Bowne Gymnasium, and the Samuel W.
Bowne Hall. The library contains about 130,000 volumes. The enrolment is about 200.