Elizabeth Inchbald (1753–1821)
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A collection of farces and other afterpieces : which are acted at the Theatres Royal, Drury-Lane, Covent-Garden, and… 2 exemplaren
The British theatre Volume Ñ. 9; Or, a collection of plays, which are acted at the theaters royal With… (2012) 1 exemplaar
The Modern Theatre; A Collection of Successful Modern Plays as Acted at the Theatres Royal, London. Vol. V 1 exemplaar
Lovers no conjurors 1 exemplaar
The Mogul Tale; or the descent of the balloon: a farce, in two acts [and in prose. By E. I.] 1 exemplaar
The British theatre Volume 17; Or, a collection of plays, which are acted at the theaters royal With biographical and… (2012) 1 exemplaar
Appearance is Against Them; A Farce, in Two Acts 1 exemplaar
The British Theatre 1 exemplaar
A Simple Story, vol. II 1 exemplaar
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- Inchbald, Elizabeth Simpson
Simpson, Elizabeth (birth name) - Geboortedatum
- 1753-10-15
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1821-08-01
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- England
UK - Geboorteplaats
- Stanningfield, Suffolk, England, UK
- Plaats van overlijden
- Kensington, London, England, UK
- Woonplaatsen
- Suffolk, England, UK
London, England, UK
Liverpool, England, UK
Canterbury, Kent, England, UK
Dublin, Ireland - Opleiding
- self-educated
- Beroepen
- novelist
playwright
actor
translator
editor
drama critic - Organisaties
- Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
- Korte biografie
- Elizabeth Inchbald, née Simpson, was born to a farming family in Stanningfield, Suffolk, England. She was educated at home and then ran away to London at age 18 to become an actor. She had a strong stammer that impeded her stage performances, but was greatly admired for her beauty and personality. In 1772, she married Joseph Inchbald, a fellow actor twice her age, in part for protection from the sexual advances of male theater personnel. Together they played the provincial theaters for four years. After her husband's death, Elizabeth continued to act for several years in Dublin, London, and elsewhere. She appeared in classical roles and new plays such as Hannah Cowley’s The Belle’s Stratagem, and subsequently began writing her own works. She became one of the first women in Great Britain to achieve fame as a playwright. She published about 20 plays,
including Lovers’ Vows (1798), which was featured by Jane Austen in her novel Mansfield Park. Elizabeth also wrote two novels, A Simple Story (1791) and Nature and Art (1796) that are still widely read today.
She also worked as a translator, and became one of the first prominent British female drama critics.
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I downloaded this from Project Gutenberg because I am rereading Mansfield Park and this is the play that Tom Bertram and the others decide to put on. Jane Austin's contemporary readers would have been familiar with the play but the scene in which Maria and Julia argue about who will play Agatha was a bit unclear to me. So glad I decided to take the time to read this!… (meer)