The son was also an actor, and given a benefit performance at that theatre on 17 March 1859, the play being Never Too Late to Mend, from a novel by Charles Reade, concerning an English emigrant to Australia during the gold rush.
[2] He emigrated to New Zealand (perhaps via Australia)[3] where he partnered with Ann Jane "Annie" Glogowski, née Buckingham,[4] who adopted the surname Towers.
With the permission of its author, B. L. Farjeon, he adapted Grif for the stage, and with Rosa in the title role, the play was a "hit" at the Queen's Theatre, Dunedin.
They played the Theatre Royal, Adelaide in June 1875, during which Towers' Grateful, or Maggie's Dream was staged for the first time.
[12] Brisbane followed, where Grateful was judged a "somewhat thrilling drama"[13] In 1876 Towers made a return to Adelaide, where he appeared in various comic roles and undertook production duties for Samuel Lazar at the Theatre Royal; his wife found some congenial roles and the two children made occasional appearances.
In January 1877 the family left for a tour of England, where he picked up a cast to play Grif, Waif, and Grateful.
There was some concern for their safety when a body from the wreck of the ship James Service was identified as that of Mrs Towers, but proved to be mistaken identity.
Frank Towers (1835–1886) married Ann Jane Glogoski or Glogowsky, née Buckingham (7 October 1835 – 19 November 1887) in 1882.