Elizabeth Stanley Countess of Derby

Standard Name: Derby, Elizabeth Stanley,,, Countess of
Used Form: Elizabeth Farren

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Dedications Mary Julia Young
It carries a formal dedication to the Countess of Derby, formerly the actress Elizabeth Farren . Young congratulates the countess on being perfectly fitted for the elevated rank she had attained with her marriage, on...
Dedications Ann Hatton
This was a more ambitious affair, published anonymously with Colburn in five volumes, and dedicated to the Countess of Derby—a member of the aristocracy more famous in her previous incarnation as the highly successful actress...
Friends, Associates Georgiana Cavendish Duchess of Devonshire
The Duchess of Devonshire knew virtually everyone in London society. Set apart was the Devonshire House Circle: a clique of wealthy and fashionable Whigs with rakish or bohemian leanings, who even spoke in their...
Textual Features Mary Julia Young
MJY 's poem, in fast-moving heroic couplets, opens with Genius invoking the aid of Fancy. Fancy insists that the most beautiful and versatile of the muses is Thalia (who presides over comedy). After urging the...

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8 April 1797: Elizabeth Farren, renowned for her portrayals...

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8 April 1797

Elizabeth Farren , renowned for her portrayals of high-society women, gave her final performance at Drury Lane before retiring to marry the Earl of Derby.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
5: 1886

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