Woffington
MARGARET, a British actress; born in Dublin, Ireland, Oct. 18, 1720. She grew up a girl of remarkable grace and beauty, and, still a child, became a pupil of Madame Violante, mistress of the rope- From 17 to 20 she played on the Dublin rope -dancing booth. stage all manner of parts, from Ophelia to Sir Harry Wildair, and on Nov. 6, 1740, made her first appearance at Covent Garden as Sylvia in the "Recruiting Officer." Her beauty and grace, her pretty singing and vivacious coquetry and the exquisite art especially of her WOLF male characters carried all hearts by ness of her voice, yet this in no degree hindered the completeness of her triumph. Peg Woffington was always singularly independent and something affection of the public till the tragic close of her career. broke down in playing Rosalind, and left the stage forever. She died in Teddington, March 28, 1760. On May 3, 1757, she institution in Spartanburg, S. C.; founded in 1854 under the auspices of institution in Spartanburg, S. C.; the Methodist Episcopal Church; re-