FRANCES KERMA, the fourth child of Roger Kemble, was born on the 23th of Deoember 1759, in the city of Hereford. She also became an actress, and performed in London ; but having become the wife of Mr. Francis Twits, quitted the stage. She died in 1812, at Bath.
nazism! KEMBLE, the fifth child of Roger Kemble, was born on the 2nd of April 1761, at Warrington in Lancashire. She was appren ticed to a mantua-maker, but left that occupation for the stage. After some practice in the country, she made her first appearance in London at Drury Lane Theatre, on the 22nd of February 1783, as Portia in The Merchant of Venice.' After repeating Portia she repaired to York, where she had previously accepted an engagement In face, figure, sad voice she bore a striking resemblance to Mrs. Siddons. Ou the 21st of Jane 1785 she was married to Charles Edward Whitlock, an actor and joint manager of a theatrical company in the north of England known as Austin and Whitlock'e company, of which Mrs.
Whitlock became the principal actress. The circuit of this campany embraced Newcastle, Durham, Lancaster, and Whitehaven. Cooke and Munden were members of it before they appeared in London. In 1792 Mrs. Whitlock accompanied her husband to America, where she became almost as great a favourite as Mrs. Siddona was in England. She performed mostly at Philadelphia and Charleston, and frequently before General Washington. Having acquired an independence, Mr. and Mrs. Whitlock returned to England about 1807, and quitted the stage. Mr. Whitlock died about 1820. Mrs. Whitlock was much admired in society for the liveliness of her conversation. She died on the 27th of February 1836.
The other children of Roger Kemble died young, except a daughter, Anne, born in 1764, who was alive is 1834.