Still in her teens, Mary Darby (later MR
) was praised by the actor Thomas Hull
, and introduced to David Garrick
and Arthur Murphy
. Garrick decided to groom her as the Cordelia to...
Performance of text
Eliza Parsons
It shared the bill (which was given for the benefit of actress Isabella Mattocks
) with Elizabeth Inchbald
's The Child of Nature (adapted from Genlis
) and The Soldier's Festival; or, The Night before...