13 Facts About Hannah Pritchard

Hannah Pritchard was an English actress who regularly played opposite David Garrick.

Hannah Pritchard performed many significant Shakespearean roles and created on stage many important female roles by contemporary playwrights.

Hannah Pritchard was born in 1711, and married in early life a poor actor named Pritchard.

Hannah Pritchard sang with great effect "Sweet, if you love me, smiling, turn".

Hannah Pritchard was one of the company known as the "Comedians of his Majesty's Revels", the more conspicuous members of which had seceded from Drury Lane.

Hannah Pritchard was advertised to act George Barnwell for the benefit of her husband, who was then connected with the management of the theatre, but the piece was changed.

Hannah Pritchard played Oroclea in John Ford's Lover's Melancholy, "not acted these 100 years".

Mrs Hannah Pritchard, whose fortune appears to have been imperilled, if not impaired, by the action of her brother, Henry Vaughan, who was an actor, led a wholly blameless and reputable life; a portion of her considerable estate was left her by a distant relative, a Mr Leonard, an attorney of Lyons Inn.

Hannah Pritchard lived at one time in York Street, Covent Garden.

Hannah Pritchard had an exquisitely pretty face, and had been taught by Garrick.

General testimony shows Mrs Hannah Pritchard to have been one of the most conspicuous stars in the Garrick galaxy.

Hannah Pritchard was held the greatest Lady Macbeth of her day, her scene with the ghost being especially admired.

Mrs Hannah Pritchard had an imperfect education, and other critics give less favourable accounts of her.