Douglas (play)
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Douglas is a blank verse tragedy by John Home. It was first performed in 1756 in Edinburgh.
Portrait of Henry Erskine Johnston (1777–1830?), Scottish actor, in the title role of Douglas
London-based actor and director, David Garrick, who initially rejected the play. A 1770 Portrait of Garrick by Thomas Gainsborough.
Sarah Siddons, one of the most noted performers of Lady Randolph in Douglas
Master Betty as Young Norval by John Opie, 1804
Peg Woffington
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Margaret Woffington, was an Irish actress and socialite of the Georgian era.
Margaret Woffington, by John Lewis, 1753
A painting of Peg Woffington visiting a fictional poet called Triplet, painted by Rebecca Solomon, 100 years after the death of Woffington.
Margaret Woffington in bed after her paralysis, circa 1758.
Monument in St Mary's church, Teddington