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Lily Dampier (Jan 1859〔(STAGE JOTTINGS ). ''Auckland Star'', Volume XLVI, Issue 50, 27 February 1915, Page 14〕 or 1867 or 1868 -6 February 1915) was an Australian actor of stage and screen. She was the daughter of Alfred Dampier and married to Alfred Rolfe.〔('MISS LILY DAMPIER' ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' 8 Feb 1915: 10 ) accessed 26 Nov 2011〕 Her best known stage parts were Sylvia in ''For the Term of His Natural Life'' and Kate in ''Robbery Under Arms''. She also performed many roles from Shakespeare and worked in England. A contemporary described her as a better actress than her sister Rose: Certainly she was the more forceful, physically, and vocally, but she was disqualified for high tragic roles by the fact that she had ridiculously small feet for a well developed woman, and used to walk in mincing and tottering steps in moments when rhythmic striding was needed. An earlier secret marriage in 1889 had ended in divorce〔('A THEATRICAL DIVORCE CASE' ''The Barrier Miner'' (Broken Hill) 18 Jun 1892: 4 ) accessed 26 Nov 2011〕 and her sister also died young. She married Rolfe in 1893.〔Richard Fotheringham, "Introduction", ''Robbery Under Arms'' by Alfred Dampier and Garnet Walch, Currency Press 1985〕 ==Death== Lily was staying in Williams St, West Melbourne when she took ill. Her husband was filming in Sydney and was going to take her to a private hospital whens shed died. According to contemporary reports, "her death occurred rather suddenly' Her mother died shortly after Lily died. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lily Dampier」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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