Julia James

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Julia James (1890–1964) was an English actress of the 1900s Edwardian era, the leading lady at the Gaiety Theatre.

Biography

Julia James was born in London in 1890.{{cite web|title=Julia James (1890-1964), Actress|url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp54003/julia-james?search=sas&sText=JULIA+JAMES+&OConly=true|website=National Portrait Gallery|accessdate=17 January 2018}}

In 1905, she began her career in Supper Belle in Blue Bell at the Aldwych Theatre under Seymour Hicks. She was the leading lady at the Gaiety Theatre, appearing in The Girls of Gottenburg, Havana, and Our Miss Gibbs.

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In 1913, she had the role of Sombra in The Arcadians at L'Olympia, Paris.

In 1916, she performed at the London Opera House in Christmas in the Trenches.{{cite book|last1=WEARING|first1=J. P.|title=LONDON STAGE, 1910-1919: LONDON STAGE, 1910-1919|date=1982|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|page=677|isbn=9780810815964|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bdgIAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=17 January 2018}}

In 1919, she played as Mabel Mannering in Yes, Uncle!.{{cite book|title=Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, Volume 90|date=1919|publisher=George S. Maddick|page=172|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-r9EAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=17 January 2018}}

She died in 1964, age 74.

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