Peg Woffington and Her World

London England: Heinemann, 1968. Hardback. Couple of repairs to small tears to top edge of back D/J. Peg Woffington was 'the first topic of every tongue' during her brilliant career on the London stage in the first half of the eighteenth century. Beautiful, witty, gay, with her own code of private morals and a complete dedication to the business of the theatre, this firl from the Dublin slums made herself into one of the most accomplished actresses of her day. She met David Garrick at the beginning of his career. They acted together, and were hailed as the two brightes stars in the theatrical firmament. Inevitably, they fell in love, and set up house together. Garrick might have married Pen, but she was an individualist, and there were other lovers...Here is Peg Woffington's story, set in the glitter world of the Georgian playhouse, where coahces and sedan-chairs carried the jewelled and brocaded Quality to see the latest play by Farquhar or Colley Cibber, with the matchless Woffington and the new actor, Garrisk, in the leading role. When the curtain went down atr the end, and the candles in the gilded sconces were snuffed - then began the real drama between these two. Illustrated. 245 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback.