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Survey of London
Old and New London
… becomes a playhouse; monks and nuns turn actors and actresses. The garden, formal and quiet, where a salad was … of domestic life. In fact, with the exception of certain actresses, and a few grand ladies of "the quality," the … supported by pillars, and hung round with portraits of actresses. Previous to the erection of the new hall, the …
Old and New London
… homes and maintenance for aged and infirm actors and actresses. The "College," as this cluster of homes is called, … was founded, in 1839, for the relief of "poor actors, actresses, singers, pantomimists, and dancers," to whom …
Old and New London
… by a run of uninterrupted ProsperityPoetic Effusions upon Actresses wedded to Noblemen. We have seen that "the new … Macready, in 1816; and Farren, in 1818. Several of these actresses and singers afterwards married noblemen; and the …
Old and New London
… who generally performed women's parts, before female actresses were permitted on the stage. Of Kynaston Pepys … During those four-and-forty years generations of great actresses have arisen, shone as stars for a score of years, …