Susanna Centlivre
Susanna Centlivre, born Susanna Freeman, and also known professionally as Susanna Carroll, was an English poet, actress, and "the most successful female playwright of the eighteenth century". Centlivre's "pieces continued to be acted after the theatre managers had forgotten most of her contemporaries." During a long career at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, she became known as the second woman of the English stage, after Aphra Behn.
The Busie Body
Augustan Reprint Society, publication number 19
By Susanna Centlivre
The Stolen Heiress; or, The Salamanca Doctor Outplotted. A Comedy
"The Stolen Heiress; or, The Salamanca Doctor Outplotted. A Comedy" by Centlivre is a comedic play composed in the late 17th to early 18th century. Th...
By Susanna Centlivre
The Perjur'd Husband; or, The Adventures of Venice. A Tragedy
"The Perjur'd Husband; or, The Adventures of Venice. A Tragedy" by Susanna Centlivre is a theatrical play likely written in the early 18th century. Th...
By Susanna Centlivre