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Sarah Bezra Nicol
Sarah Bezra Nicol (died 1834 or after) was a British actress who became known for playing older women character roles in Edinburgh. Life Sarah's birth name is unknown. At the end of the 18th century, she was first noticed as a servant to Colonel and the Hon. Mrs Milner. They encouraged her after she joined an amateur dramatic society known as the "Shakespearean Society of London" which put on plays in a small theatre in Tottenham Court Road. The Milners saw her appear in Venice Preserv'd and they supported her in her ambitions and she went on to act outside London. She soon became "Mrs. Nicol" – her husband worked as a printer – and this was the name under which all her subsequent work was done. In 1800 she gave birth to Emma Nicol who was the first of four daughters who were to become actresses.J. Gilliland, "Nicol, Sarah Bezra (d. in or after 1834)", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 200accessed 8 Feb 2015/ref> By 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Nicol
Emma Nicol (1800 – 2 November 1877) was a British actress who became known for playing older women in Edinburgh as her mother had before her. Life In 1800 Emma Nicol was born, she was the first of four daughters of Sarah Bezra Nicol and her husband who were to become actresses.J. Gilliland, 'Nicol, Sarah Bezra (d. in or after 1834)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 200accessed 8 Feb 2015/ref> Emma's father was a printer and by 1807 her mother was playing old woman roles at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh, Theatre Royal in Edinburgh as "Mrs.Nicol". In the following year her mother had her first benefit performance where her daughter made one of her first appearances. Her mother appeared with Henry Siddons at the New Theatre Royal on Leith Walk and she went on to play character roles like Mrs Malaprop. In 1819 she and her mother were chosen to perform in an operatic adaptation of the novel ''Rob Roy (novel), Rob Roy'' for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
