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Mary Elmy

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Elmy died in Knightsbridge on 1 April 1792 and her will gave £20 to a cousin in London and £100 each to four of her cousins in Norwich and £10 each to the children of one of them. The remaining estate was left to a cousin, also in Norwich. A final amendment (a codicil) to the will directed that £50
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when she appeared as Belinda at Covent Garden. Actually this was the start of her steady work as she remained at Covent Garden but was never in the top rank of actresses. She appeared in
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Elmy was born in 1712 and came to notice in maybe 1732 but almost definitely by 18 October 1733 when "Miss Morse" was at Drury Lane playing Charlotte in
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actress who appeared in roles at leading theatres in Dublin and London. She led a long life and she was noted for her role of Gertrude appearing with
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A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers, and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800: Eagan to Garrett
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Charles Jennens, 1773, "Hamlet, Prince of Denmark; a Tragedy", frontispiece
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at Drury Lane and she remained at that theatre throughout the 1740s.
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Highfill, Philip H.; Burnim, Kalman A.; Langhans, Edward A. (1978).
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In 1737 Elmy appeared in another Aphra Behn story. The play "
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In 1750 it was claimed that Elmy was making "a debut" in
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Index


Great Britain
British
Spranger Barry
Hamlet
Oroonoko
Aphra Behn

The Old Bachelor
The Rover
Aungier Street Theatre
Smock Alley Theatre
Fanny Furnival
George Anne Bellamy
The Provok'd Husband

John Vanbrugh
The Provok'd Wife
King Lear
Hamlet
Charles Jennens
Ann Crawford







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