Frances Alsop previous to this unfortunate occurrence. --"New York Paper". Frances Alsop Frances Alsop ("née" Daly; 1 September 1782 – 2 June 1821) was the illegitimate child of Richard Daly (1758–1813), manager of the Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, and the actress Dorothea Jordan "née" Bland (1761–1816). Frances was born and raised in England, where her mother – adopting the stage name 'Mrs Jordan' – had continued her stage career, which by 1786 led her to be part of London's Drury Lane theatre company. By 1790 Dorothea Jordan was the mistress of the Duke of Clarence (later King William IV of England). Frances's
Dorothea Brooking Dorothea Brooking Dorothea Brooking (née Smith Wright; 7 December 1916 – 23 March 1999) was an English children's television producer and director. She also adapted some works for the small screen (mainly early in her career) on which she worked in her other capacities. From a family of theatricals, she was born in Eton, Buckinghamshire (now part of Berkshire) and educated at Busage House and a finishing school in Montreux, Switzerland. Before the Second World War she was an actress, under the name Daryl Wilde, and a member of The Old Vic company, during which time she met her husband