T he actress Sarah Siddons was a superstar.At the height of her career in the late 18th century, audiences flocked to see her, with many succumbing to what was called “Siddons fever”: weeping ...

The people of Doncaster are lucky to see the great actress Sarah Siddons (1755 – 1831 ... a famous portrait of her - Mrs. Siddons as the Tragic Muse in 1784 - and signed it on the hem of ...

In the chapel of St Andrew in the north transept of Westminster Abbey is a larger than life-size (seven feet two inches, with a three foot plinth) white marble statue to Sarah Siddons, reputed to be ...

Stars such as the famous female performer Sarah Siddons, who played the role of ... for British Art She was generally better-known for tragic roles. In Worcester in 1775 she became one of the ...