Lady sarah ashley biography of william shakespeare
William Shakespeare (26 April (baptised) – 23 April )[1] was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English....
() English poet and playwright whose writings helped to shape not only our Theatre but our language.
Shakespeare Ladies Club
London group lobbying for plays in s
The Shakespeare Ladies Club (or Shakespeare Ladies' Club) refers to a group of upper class and aristocratic women who petitioned the London theatres to produce William Shakespeare's plays during the s.
In the s they were referred to as "the Ladies of the Shakespear’s Club,"[a] or even more simply as "Ladies of Quality," or "the Ladies."[1] Known members of the Shakespeare Ladies Club include Susanna Ashley-Cooper, Elizabeth Boyd, and Mary Cowper.
The Shakespeare Ladies Club was responsible for getting the highest percentage of Shakespeare plays produced in London during a single season in the eighteenth century; as a result they were celebrated by their contemporaries as being responsible for making Shakespeare popular again.
History
The Shakespeare Ladies Club was organized in late with the expressed goal of persuading "London’s theatrical managers to give Shakespeare a greater share in t