May Brookyn

May Brookyn (?1854/59 - February 15, 1894) was an English born American stage actress.^{[citation needed]}

Brookyn was born in Cornwall, England.^[1] Her name was spelled Brookyn but is often misspelled Brooklyn.

Brookyn joined a theatrical company at age 15 when her parents were abroad. They made her return to school, but she persisted and resumed acting. Wilson Barrett signed her to act in a production of The Silver King in England. Her American stage debut came in the role of Claire in a production of The Forge Master.^[1]

On February 15, 1894 she died by suicide by taking carbolic acid in San Francisco several months after the death of her lover Frederic A. Lovecraft shot himself.^[2] Brookyn was born in Greater London, England and is buried in Brooklyn's Evergreen Cemetery.

Selected roles[edit]

Jim the Penman as Mrs. Ralston (substitute for Agnes Booth)
The Pharisee
Alabama as Widow Page (1891)
Lady Windermere's Fan as Mrs. Erlynne

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Gallery of plays from the Illustrated American. Illustrated American Publishing Company. 1894. p. 14. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
^ New York Times MAY BROOKYN MOURNED FOR LOVECRAFT.;Cause of the Suicide of the Actress in San Francisco. (1894 article download in Adobe Acrobat) Retrieved October 1, 2014

External links[edit]

May Brookyn photo gallery (NY Public Library, Billy Rose collection)

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[gp-1] Gallery of plays from the Illustrated American. Illustrated American Publishing Company. 1894. p. 14. Retrieved April 5, 2021.

[2] New York Times MAY BROOKYN MOURNED FOR LOVECRAFT.;Cause of the Suicide of the Actress in San Francisco. (1894 article download in Adobe Acrobat) Retrieved October 1, 2014

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