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'''Mary Ann Yates''' (1728–1787) was an [[England|English]] tragic actress. The daughter of William Graham, a ship's steward and his wife, Mary, she married [[Richard Yates (actor)|Richard Yates]] (c. 1706-1796), a well-known comedian of the time.<ref name="EB1911">{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Yates, Mary Ann|volume=28|page=908}}</ref> |
'''Mary Ann Yates''' (1728–1787) was an [[England|English]] tragic actress. The daughter of William Graham, a ship's steward and his wife, Mary, she married [[Richard Yates (actor)|Richard Yates]] (c. 1706-1796), a well-known comedian of the time.<ref name="EB1911">{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Yates, Mary Ann|volume=28|page=908}}</ref> |
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In 1754, aged 25, she appeared at Drury Lane as Marcia in [[Samuel Crisp]]'s ''[[Virginia (play)|Virginia]]''. [[David Garrick]] played the part of Virginius. Yates was gradually entrusted with all the leading parts and succeeded the then famous actress [[Susannah Maria Arne|Mrs Cibber]] as the leading tragedienne of the English stage. She was in turn succeeded and eclipsed by the famous [[Sarah Siddons]].<ref name="EB1911"/> |
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[[File:St Mary Magdalene's, Richmond, Memorial to Mary Ann Yates, detail.jpg|thumb|Memorial in St Mary Magdalene's Church, Richmond]] |
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There were benefit performances for Yates in 1797 at The Haymarket which included an appearance by [[Harriett Litchfield]].<ref>K. A. Crouch, ‘Litchfield , Harriett (1777–1854)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/16773, accessed 1 Feb 2015]</ref> |
There were benefit performances for Yates in 1797 at The Haymarket which included an appearance by [[Harriett Litchfield]].<ref>K. A. Crouch, ‘Litchfield , Harriett (1777–1854)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/16773, accessed 1 Feb 2015]</ref> |
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==Selected roles== |
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* Marcia in ''[[Virginia (play)|Virginia]]'' by [[Samuel Crisp]] (1754) |
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* Sandane in ''[[Agis (play)|Agis]]'' by [[John Home]] (1758) |
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* Mandane in ''[[The Orphan of China]]'' by [[Arthur Murphy (writer)|Arthur Murphy]] (1759) |
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* Mrs Lovemore in ''[[The Way to Keep Him]]'' by [[Arthur Murphy (writer)|Arthur Murphy]] (1760) |
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* Belinda in ''[[All in the Wrong]]'' by [[Arthur Murphy (writer)|Arthur Murphy]] (1761) |
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* Araminta in ''[[The School for Lovers (play)|The School for Lovers]]'' by [[William Whitehead (poet)|William Whitehead]] (1762) |
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* Mrs Knightly in ''[[The Discovery (play)|The Discovery]]'' by [[Frances Sheridan]] (1763) |
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* Mandane in ''[[Cyrus (play)|Cyrus]]'' by [[John Hoole]] (1768) |
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* Sophia in ''[[The Brothers (Cumberland play)|The Brothers]]'' by [[Richard Cumberland (dramatist)|Richard Cumberland]] (1769) |
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* Ismena in ''[[Timanthes (play)|Timanthes]]'' [[John Hoole]] (1770) |
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* Clementina in ''[[Clementina (play)|Clementina]]'' by [[Hugh Kelly (poet)|Hugh Kelly]] (1771) |
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* Duchess in ''[[Braganza (play)|Braganza]]'' by [[Robert Jephson]] (1775) |
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* Edwina in ''[[The Battle of Hastings (play)|The Battle of Hastings]]'' by [[Richard Cumberland (dramatist)|Richard Cumberland]] (1778) |
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* Zoraida in ''[[Zoraida (play)|Zoraida]]'' by William Hodson (1779) |
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Latest revision as of 01:40, 12 February 2024
Mary Ann Yates (1728–1787) was an English tragic actress. The daughter of William Graham, a ship's steward and his wife, Mary, she married Richard Yates (c. 1706-1796), a well-known comedian of the time.[1]
In 1754, aged 25, she appeared at Drury Lane as Marcia in Samuel Crisp's Virginia. David Garrick played the part of Virginius. Yates was gradually entrusted with all the leading parts and succeeded the then famous actress Mrs Cibber as the leading tragedienne of the English stage. She was in turn succeeded and eclipsed by the famous Sarah Siddons.[1]
There were benefit performances for Yates in 1797 at The Haymarket which included an appearance by Harriett Litchfield.[2]
Selected roles
[edit]- Marcia in Virginia by Samuel Crisp (1754)
- Sandane in Agis by John Home (1758)
- Mandane in The Orphan of China by Arthur Murphy (1759)
- Mrs Lovemore in The Way to Keep Him by Arthur Murphy (1760)
- Belinda in All in the Wrong by Arthur Murphy (1761)
- Araminta in The School for Lovers by William Whitehead (1762)
- Mrs Knightly in The Discovery by Frances Sheridan (1763)
- Mandane in Cyrus by John Hoole (1768)
- Sophia in The Brothers by Richard Cumberland (1769)
- Ismena in Timanthes John Hoole (1770)
- Clementina in Clementina by Hugh Kelly (1771)
- Duchess in Braganza by Robert Jephson (1775)
- Edwina in The Battle of Hastings by Richard Cumberland (1778)
- Zoraida in Zoraida by William Hodson (1779)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 908.
- ^ K. A. Crouch, ‘Litchfield , Harriett (1777–1854)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 1 Feb 2015
External links
[edit]- Peter Thomson: Mary Ann Yates at the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. The first edition of this text is available at Wikisource: . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- Media related to Mary Ann Yates at Wikimedia Commons