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ELIZABETH FARREN (c. 1759-1829)

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Originally appearing in Volume V10, Page 189 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ELIZABETH
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FARREN (c. 1759-1829)  ,
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English actress, was the daughter of
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George
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Farren, an actor . Her first
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London
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appearance was in 1777 as
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Miss Hardcastle in She Stoops to Conquer . Subsequent successes established her reputation and she became the natural successor to Mrs
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Abington when the latter
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left
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Drury
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Lane in 1782 . The parts of Hermione, Olivia, Portia and Juliet were in her repertory, but her
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Lady
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Betty Modish, Lady Townly, Lady Fanciful, Lady Teazle and similar parts were her favourites . In 1797 she married
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Edward, 12th
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earl of
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Derby (1752-1834) .

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