General testimony shows Mrs. Pritchard to have been one of the most conspicuous stars in the Garrick galaxy. Richard Cumberland and Dibdin give her precedence of Mrs. Cibber. Dibdin says that Cibber's remark "that the life of beauty is too short to form a complete actress" proved so true in relation to Mrs. Pritchard that she was seen to fresh admiration till in advanced age she retired with a fortune. She was held the greatest Lady Macbeth of her day (until Sarah Siddons took over the role and redefined Shakespearean theatre), her scene with the ghost being especially admired. The Queen in "Hamlet", Estifania, and Doll Common were also among her greatest parts. Leigh Hunt is convinced that she was a really great genius, equally capable of the highest and lowest parts. Charles Churchill praises her highly in the "Rosciad", especially as the Jealous Wife. Horace Walpole, who knew and admired her, praises her Maria in the "Nonjuror", and her Beatrice, which he preferred to Miss Farren's, and would not allow his "Mysterious Mother" to be played after her retirement from the stage, as she alone could have presented the Countess.