To which dramatist was the actress Anne Bracegirdle mistress?
Elizabeth Barry Thomas Betterton and actress Anne Bracegirdle. Barry was one of the original patent-holders of the actors' company, which opened at Lincoln's Inn Fields with the smash hit of William Congreve's "Love For Love" in 1695 and continued to successfully challenge Rich's United Company.There was a huge wage gap between men and woman performers as Betterton was paid £4 and 20s per week and Barry received only £2 and 10s shillings (. Barry had to publicize and sell her own tickets for her performances. Barry officially retired from the stage in 1710 at 52 years old; her acting career lasted a
Anne Bracegirdle It was said that the publicity assisted her career and she was still called the "celebrated virgin" in 1702. Bracegirdle made a request to be buried in Westminster Abbey and after she died in 1748 this wish was fulfilled. Anne Bracegirdle Anne Bracegirdle (167312 September 1748) was an English actress. Bracegirdle was born to Justinian and Martha (born Furniss) Bracegirdle in Northamptonshire. She learned her acting skills early as her parents placed her in the care of Thomas and Mary Betterton who were both actors working in London. she was baptised in Northampton on 15 November 1671, although her tombstone