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
Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. (American English) or Mrs (British English) (Standard English pronunciation ) is a commonly used English honorific used for women, usually for those who are married and who do not instead use another title (or rank), such as "Dr", "Professor", "President", "Dame", etc. In most Commonwealth countries, a full stop (period) is usually not used with the title. In the United States and Canada a period is usually used (see Abbreviation). "Mrs" originated as a contraction of the honorific "Mistress", the feminine of "Mister", or "Master", which was originally applied to both married and unmarried women. The split into