The Angel Inn the Anglo-Irish actress Dorothea Jordan (1761–1816), who became the mistress and companion of the future King William IV. Thornton was "a man with flair but with no eye for detail [and] little patience with learning lines, a habit which spread to members of his company." James Winston, in his "The Theatric Tourist" (1805), relates how, just before one performance at Andover, Thornton noticed someone in the audience holding a copy of that evening's play. Winston writes: "With such a potent evidence of their incorrectness, it was impossible to proceed..." Thornton announced that the performance was cancelled, owing to the troupe's
Dorothy Jordan (American actress) Dorothy Jordan (American actress) Dorothy Jordan (August 9, 1906 – December 7, 1988) was an American movie actress who had a short but successful career beginning in talking pictures in 1929. Born in Clarksville, Tennessee, Jordan studied at Southwestern University and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She performed in Broadway musicals, including "Garrick Gaieties". Jordan made her screen debut in the 1929 film "The Taming of the Shrew" and went on to make twenty-two more films in the next four years, including "Min and Bill" with Wallace Beery and Marie Dressler in 1930 and "The Cabin in the Cotton"