Elizabeth Stanley, Countess of Derby
Standard Name: Derby, Elizabeth Stanley,,, Countess of
Used Form: Elizabeth Farren
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| Dedications | Ann Hatton | This was a more ambitious affair, published anonymously with Colburn
in five volumes, and dedicated to the Countess of Derby—a member of the aristocracy more famous in her previous incarnation as the highly successful actress... |
| Dedications | Mary Julia Young | It carries a formal dedication to the Countess of Derby, formerly the actress Elizabeth Farren
. Young congratulates the countess on being perfectly fitted for the elevated rank she had attained with her marriage, on... |
| Friends, Associates | Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire | The Duchess of Devonshire knew virtually everyone in London society. Set apart was the Devonshire House Circle: a clique of wealthy and fashionable Whigs with rakish or bohemian leanings, who even spoke in their... |
| Textual Features | Mary Julia Young | MJY
's poem, in fast-moving heroic couplets, opens with Genius invoking the aid of Fancy. Fancy insists that the most beautiful and versatile of the muses is Thalia (who presides over comedy). After urging the... |
Timeline
8 April 1797: Elizabeth Farren, renowned for her portrayals...
Building item
8 April 1797
Elizabeth Farren
, renowned for her portrayals of high-society women, gave her final performance at Drury Lane
before retiring to marry the Earl of Derby.
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