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Mrs. Lovell as Guderia, wife of Caractacus
Although Mrs. Lovell retired from the stage after her 1830 marriage to playwright George William Lovell, she made an appearance in James Planché's 1837 play Caractacus. During her time on stage she was best known for her parts in tragic plays. Later…
Miss M. Woolf as Joe Jessamy
While no details on the life of Miss. Woolf are known it is assumed that the character of Joe Jessamy originates from Thomas Taylor's 1842 farce Claude Duval or The Ladies Highwayman. [1][1] Allardyce Nicoll, XIX Century Drama, 1800-1850, vol.…