Louisa Cranstoun Nisbett (1812 – 15 January 1858), English actress, was the daughter of Frederick Hayes Macnamara, an actor, whose stage name was Mordaunt.
As Miss Mordaunt she had considerable experience, especially in Shakespearean leading parts, before her first London appearance in 1829 at
Drury Lane
Drury Lane is a street on the eastern boundary of the Covent Garden area of London, running between Aldwych and High Holborn. The northern part is in the borough of Camden and the southern part in the City of Westminster.
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as Widow Cheerly in
Andrew Cherry's ''
The Soldier's Daughter''. Her beauty and high spirits made her at once a popular favourite in a large number of comedy parts, until in 1831 she was married to Captain John Alexander Nisbett and retired. Her husband, however, was killed the same year by a fall from his horse, and she was compelled to reappear on the stage in 1832. She was the original Lady Gay Spanker of ''
London Assurance
''London Assurance'' (originally titled ''Out of Town'') is a five-act comedy by Dion Boucicault. It was the second play that he wrote but his first to be produced. Its first production was by Charles Matthews and Madame Vestris's company and ...
'' (1841).
In 1844 she withdrew again from the stage to marry
Sir William Boothby, Bart., but on his death (1846), returned to play many parts, including
Lady Teazle
''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 Sn ...
, Portia, and three dramatic parts created by
Knowles: Constantine 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 ...
'' and Helen and Julia in ''
The Hunchback''.
[ It was as Lady Teazle that she made her final appearance in 1851.
]
See also
*List of entertainers who married titled Britishers This is a list of notable singers, dancers and actors who married titled Britons (nobility and royalty).
:This list includes only those who contracted marriages.
*Anastasia Robinson and the Earl of Peterborough (1724)
* Lavinia Fenton and the Du ...
References
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1812 births
1858 deaths
English stage actresses
19th-century English actresses
Wives of baronets