Peg Woffington: Difference between revisions

Woffington was born of humble origins in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]]. Her father is thought to have been a bricklayer, and after his death, the family became impoverished. Her mother was obliged to take in washing while Peg sold [[watercress]] door to door. [[Signora Violante|Madame Violante]], a famous [[tightrope walker]] take her on as her apprentice.<ref name="Richards, Sandra 1993">Richards, Sandra. ''The Rise of the English Actress''. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993. {{isbn|9781349099306}}</ref> Her sister Mary was also an actress but she did not enjoy the same success.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Woffington Margaret (‘Peg’) {{!}} Dictionary of Irish Biography |url=https://www.dib.ie/biography/woffington-margaret-peg-a9099#co-subject-A |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=www.dib.ie |language=en}}</ref>