Who was Sarah Siddons?
Tragic Actress.
Date and Place of Birth:
5th July 1755, Brecon, Brecknockshire, Wales.
Family Background:
Eldest child of Roger Kemble, the manager of
a small traveling theatre company.
Education:
From her family.
Chronology/:Biography of Sarah Siddons
1760: Worked as
a child actor in her father's traveling company.
1775: First began
working in London playing Portia. After several tours of the provinces
her reputation began to rise.
1782: Achieved major
recognition playing Isabella in David Garrick's
Adaptation of "Fatal Marriage", a play by Thomas Southerne,
at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
1803: Followed her
Brother John Phillip Kemble onto the stage at Covent Garden. where
she was to become a resident actress. Over the following years she
made her reputation as Britain's leading actress.
1812: (June) Her
final stage performance was as Lady Macbeth although she continued
to give public readings until her death.
Marriage:
1773 to William Siddons a fellow actor.
Places of Interest:
AVON:
Lived at 33 The Paragon, Bath for several years.
LONDON:
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
KENT:
Tenterden, Ellen Terry's Home
Date and Place of Death:
8th June 1831, London, England.
Age at Death:
76.
Site of Grave:
St. Mary on Paddington Green Churchyard, Paddington, London,
England.
