Susanna Centlivre

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Contributor	Susanna Centlivre
Other Names	Susanna Freeman; Susanna Carroll
Gender	Female
Nationality	English
Date of Birth	1670
Date of Death	1 December 1723
Place Of Death	London
Functions	Actor, Playwright, Poet
Notes	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.
Events	Date Function Contributor Organisation
	The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 27 October 1836 The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 26 September 1836 A Bold Stroke for a Wife, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 7 March 1836
	Playwright The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 27 October 1836 The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 26 September 1836 A Bold Stroke for a Wife, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 7 March 1836
	George Buckingham - Actor The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 27 October 1836 C Cameron - Actor The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 27 October 1836 Cordelia Cameron - Actor The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 27 October 1836 Collins - Actor The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 27 October 1836 Downes - Actor The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 27 October 1836 Gordon - Actor The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 27 October 1836 Harriett Jones - Actor The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 27 October 1836 Conrad Knowles - General Manager The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 27 October 1836 Lee - Actor The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 27 October 1836 Clement Peat - Actor The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 27 October 1836 Eliza Winstanley - Actor The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 27 October 1836
	Barnett Levey's Theatre Royal The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 27 October 1836 Joseph Wyatt [sole entrepreneur] The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 26 September 1836
Works	A Bold Stroke for a Wife The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret
Data Set	AusStage
Contributor Identifier	518190

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