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Amy Sedgwick or Sarah Gardiner (27 October 1835 – 7 November 1897) was a British actress.
accessed 13 May 2015
/ref> Her early appearances were in Bristol and the provinces before she was booked for three years in Manchester. On 5 October 1857 she took the part of Pauline in
Sedgwick's further roles at the Haymarket included Constance in ''
''The Advertiser'' (10 November 1897): 4. In 1863 she appeared at the Princess's Theatre as the first Orelia in Lewis Filmore's ''Winning Suit.'' In 1869 she was allowed to direct herself in the play ''Pindee Singh, the Pearl of Oude'' by C. H. Stephenson, which was the opening performance of the Royal Albert Theatre. Unfortunately the play was not a success. In 1871 Sedgwick was commended for her performance at the
''The English at Home''
(1862): 119-120. She was known as Mrs. Parkes after her marriage to W. B. Parkes in 1858, and in her widowhood after 1863. Sedgwick died in
Portraits of Amy Sedgwick
in the National Portrait Gallery. {{DEFAULTSORT:Sedgwick, Amy 1835 births 1897 deaths Actresses from Bristol 19th-century British actresses British stage actresses
Life
Sedgwick's name at birth was Sarah Gardiner. She was born inBristol
Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...
on 27 October 1835.Joseph Knight, ‘Sedgwick, Amy (1835–1897)’, rev. J. Gilliland, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 200accessed 13 May 2015
/ref> Her early appearances were in Bristol and the provinces before she was booked for three years in Manchester. On 5 October 1857 she took the part of Pauline in
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, PC (25 May 180318 January 1873) was an English writer and politician. He served as a Whig member of Parliament from 1831 to 1841 and a Conservative from 1851 to 1866. He was Secret ...
's ''Lady of Lyons'' at the Haymarket Theatre
The Theatre Royal Haymarket (also known as Haymarket Theatre or the Little Theatre) is a West End theatre on Haymarket in the City of Westminster which dates back to 1720, making it the third-oldest London playhouse still in use. Samuel Foote ...
in London.
Sedgwick's further roles at the Haymarket included Constance in ''The Love Chase
''The Love Chase'' is an 1837 comedy play by the Irish-born writer James Sheridan Knowles. It premiered at the Haymarket Theatre in London on 10 October 1837 with a cast that included Robert Strickland as Sir William Fondlove, Edward William Elt ...
'' by Sheridan Knowles
James Sheridan Knowles (12 May 1784 – 30 November 1862) was an Irish dramatist and actor.
Biography
Knowles was born in Cork. His father was the lexicographer James Knowles (1759–1840), cousin of Richard Brinsley Sheridan. The family mov ...
, Hester Grazebrook in ''The Unequal Match'' by Tom Taylor
Tom Taylor (19 October 1817 – 12 July 1880) was an English dramatist, critic, biographer, public servant, and editor of ''Punch'' magazine. Taylor had a brief academic career, holding the professorship of English literature and language a ...
, Beatrice in Shakespeare's '' Much Ado About Nothing'', Julia in '' The Hunchback'', Lady Teazle in ''The School for Scandal
''The School for Scandal'' is a comedy of manners written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. It was first performed in London at Drury Lane Theatre on 8 May 1777.
Plot
Act I
Scene I: Lady Sneerwell, a wealthy young widow, and her hireling Sna ...
'', and Juliana in ''The Honeymoon''. At the Olympic Theatre, beginning in 1861, she played Lady Teazle again, and went on to several further roles there."Obituary: Amy Sedgwick, Actress"''The Advertiser'' (10 November 1897): 4. In 1863 she appeared at the Princess's Theatre as the first Orelia in Lewis Filmore's ''Winning Suit.'' In 1869 she was allowed to direct herself in the play ''Pindee Singh, the Pearl of Oude'' by C. H. Stephenson, which was the opening performance of the Royal Albert Theatre. Unfortunately the play was not a success. In 1871 Sedgwick was commended for her performance at the
Exeter Hall
Exeter Hall was a large public meeting place on the north side of the Strand in central London, opposite where the Savoy Hotel now stands. From 1831 until 1907 Exeter Hall was the venue for many great gatherings by promoters of human bettermen ...
where she entertained an audience in a charity performance for the French. Her comic interpretation of the Dickens character "Sergeant Buzfuz" was a favorite performance in this part of her career.
French writer Henri-François-Alphonse Esquiros
Henri-François-Alphonse Esquiros (23 May 1812 – 12 May 1876) was a French writer born in Paris. He usually wrote with the name Alphonse Esquiros.
After some minor publications he produced ''L'évangile du peuple'' (1840), an exposition on the ...
described Amy Sedgwick's appearance in 1862 as "not a Greek beauty, but a true English beauty, tall and well filled out, with an intelligent mouth and forehead, blue eyes, hair of golden auburn, firmly and yet delicately pencilled eyebrows, teeth of irreproachable whiteness, and a peculiar art of conquest."Henri François Alphonse Esquiros''The English at Home''
(1862): 119-120. She was known as Mrs. Parkes after her marriage to W. B. Parkes in 1858, and in her widowhood after 1863. Sedgwick died in
Hayward's Heath
Haywards Heath is a town in West Sussex, England, south of London, north of Brighton, south of Gatwick Airport and northeast of the county town, Chichester. Nearby towns include Burgess Hill to the southwest, Horsham to the northwest, C ...
in 1897, aged 63 years.
References
External links
Portraits of Amy Sedgwick
in the National Portrait Gallery. {{DEFAULTSORT:Sedgwick, Amy 1835 births 1897 deaths Actresses from Bristol 19th-century British actresses British stage actresses