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She is known to have been irregularly active in the
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in 1781. After 1781, she appears not to have acted until 1793, when she made an unsuccessful attempt to return to the stage in the elder Colman's
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produced her own play, a farce written by herself and named 'The West India Lady's
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Rather, Susan (June 2010). "Miss Cheer as Lady
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replaced her as leading lady. After her marriage, she became known under the stage name 'Mrs. Long'.
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in the principal female roles. She was greatly admired for her beauty, voice and dramatic ability.
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