Woffington
Britishnoun
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Shaking from her pretty shoulders the garish costumes of two previous cinema roles�as Nell Gwyn and Peg Woffington �Britain's beloved Anna Neagle last week traced with pomp and piety Queen Victoria's long reign.
From Time Magazine Archive
She delighted in such characters as "Matida" in "Led Astray," the dual role in "Two Loves and a Life," "Janet Pride," "Peg Woffington" and kindred light comedy characters.
From The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah by Lindsay, John S.
She was not long off the stage, and in 1740 the playbills announced the first appearance of Miss Woffington in England.
From Women of England by James, Bartlett Burleigh
Peg Woffington, however, did not suffer to any considerable extent as a result of her pert address to the viceroy.
From The Viceroys of Ireland by O'Mahony, Charles
"Peg Woffington" was the first of Charles Reade's romances, and was founded upon his comedy, "Masks and Faces."
From Shirley by Brontë, Charlotte
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