. Ireland in London. PEQ WOFFINGTON. 1803. Robert Owenson, a member of Garrickscompany, and father of Lady Morgan, must alsobe mentioned. Distinguished Irish actresses were less numeroustowards the latter part of the century. MargarecWoflington properly belongs to the first part ofthe century, but didnot really reach theheight of her reputa-tion till the went upon theDublin stage in earlylife, having been- bornin 1720 or thereabouts,and in 1740 made herfirst appearane in Lon-don at Covent Gardenas Sylvia to RyansPlume, in Farquhars Recruiting Officer. After a while she assumedmale
. Ireland in London. PEQ WOFFINGTON. 1803. Robert Owenson, a member of Garrickscompany, and father of Lady Morgan, must alsobe mentioned. Distinguished Irish actresses were less numeroustowards the latter part of the century. MargarecWoflington properly belongs to the first part ofthe century, but didnot really reach theheight of her reputa-tion till the went upon theDublin stage in earlylife, having been- bornin 1720 or thereabouts,and in 1740 made herfirst appearane in Lon-don at Covent Gardenas Sylvia to RyansPlume, in Farquhars Recruiting Officer. After a while she assumedmale parts, and particularly shone as Sir HarryWildair, in another of the same dramatists in every respect a comedy actress, PegWoffington has the distinction of having been theoriginal Lady Randolph (to Barrys Norval) in Eng-land. This part has always been a favourite withthe best tragic actresses, as it affords plenty of scopefor pathos. Her impersonations of highborn ladieswere as popular as her gay sparks
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