Frances Abington

Fanny Abington
an elegant lady leaning on a velvet drapery on a mantel
Portrait by Joshua Reynolds
Born
Frances Barton

1737 (1737)[1]
London, England
Died(1815-03-04)4 March 1815[1]
London, England
NationalityBritish
Other namesNosegay Fan
OccupationActress
Employer(s)Haymarket Theatre, Drury Lane, Covent Garden[1]
Notable workLady Teazle in The School for Scandal[1]
SpouseJames Abington

Frances Abington (née Barton; 1737 – 4 March 1815) was an English actress who was also known for her sense of fashion.[1] Writer and politician Horace Walpole described her as one of the finest actors of their time, and Richard Brinsley Sheridan was said to have written the part of Lady Teazle in The School for Scandal for her to perform.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b c d e Hoiberg, Dale H., ed. (2010). "Abington, Fanny". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. I: A-ak Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, IL: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. pp. 33. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.
  2. ^ Nussbaum, Felicity (2010). Rival queens : actresses, performance, and the eighteenth-century British theater. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 226–264. ISBN 978-0812206890. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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