During the visit, she attended a Thackeray
lecture, viewed paintings at Somerset House
, went to the Great Exhibition several times, and saw the great actress Rachel perform twice.
Timeline
May 1841
Rachel Felix
, Jewish tragedy star of the Comédie-Française
, made her British debut in Andromaque.
1858
Rachel Felix
, the celebrated tragic actress, died of pulmonary consumption.
1885
Nina Kennard
contributed a volume on the famous actress Rachel (real name Elisa Félix) to the Eminent Women Series.
