Her origins are not entirely clear, but she acted under the name Jane Giffard or Mrs Giffard until 1721 when she married John Egleton. She may either have been previously married to one of the members of the Giffard acting clan or been born into the family herself.[1] In 1728 she was the original Lucy Lockit in John Gay's The Beggar's Opera. She continued to act with Rich's company at Lincoln's Inn until 1732 and then remained for the first year after the switch to the new Covent Garden Theatre before retiring. In addition, she wrote a ballad-opera, The Maggot, which was produced at Lincoln's Inn Fields on 18 April, 1731.[2]
Highfill, Philip H, Burnim, Kalman A. & Langhans, Edward A. A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers, and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800: Garrick to Gyngell. SIU Press, 1978.
Mann, David (1996). Women Playwrights in England, Ireland, and Scotland, 1660-1823. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. ISBN0-253-33087-4.
Straub, Kristina, G. Anderson, Misty and O'Quinn, Daniel . The Routledge Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama. Taylor & Francis, 2017.
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jane, egleton, died, 1734, british, stage, actress, eighteenth, century, associated, with, john, rich, company, lincoln, fields, theatre, origins, entirely, clear, acted, under, name, jane, giffard, giffard, until, 1721, when, married, john, egleton, either, h. Jane Egleton died 1734 was a British stage actress of the eighteenth century associated with John Rich s company at the Lincoln s Inn Fields Theatre Her origins are not entirely clear but she acted under the name Jane Giffard or Mrs Giffard until 1721 when she married John Egleton She may either have been previously married to one of the members of the Giffard acting clan or been born into the family herself 1 In 1728 she was the original Lucy Lockit in John Gay s The Beggar s Opera She continued to act with Rich s company at Lincoln s Inn until 1732 and then remained for the first year after the switch to the new Covent Garden Theatre before retiring In addition she wrote a ballad opera The Maggot which was produced at Lincoln s Inn Fields on 18 April 1731 2 Selected roles editBettrice in The Lady s Triumph 1718 Le Jupe in The Coquet 1718 Lucy in Tis Well if it Takes 1719 Lady Raleigh in Sir Walter Raleigh 1720 Iris in Love and Duty 1722 Mother Stubble in Hanging and Marriage 1722 Salome in Mariamne 1723 The Devil of a Wife in The Devil of a Wife 1724 Frizle in The Capricious Lovers 1725 Lady Amsbace in The Bath Unmasked 1725 Lettice in The Dissembled Wanton 1725 Mrs Joiner in The Female Fortune Teller 1726 Lucy Lockit in The Beggar s Opera 1728 Wife of Bath in The Wife of Bath 1730 References edit Highfill Burnim amp Langhans p 199 Mann p 386 Bibliography editHighfill Philip H Burnim Kalman A amp Langhans Edward A A Biographical Dictionary of Actors Actresses Musicians Dancers Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London 1660 1800 Garrick to Gyngell SIU Press 1978 Mann David 1996 Women Playwrights in England Ireland and Scotland 1660 1823 Bloomington Indiana University Press ISBN 0 253 33087 4 Straub Kristina G Anderson Misty and O Quinn Daniel The Routledge Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth Century Drama Taylor amp Francis 2017 nbsp This English biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jane Egleton amp oldid 1170765259, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
