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Janet Achurch

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215: 33: 234:. From 1883 to her retirement in 1913, she appeared in a wide range of roles, in London, touring England, as well as Australia, New Zealand, India, and Egypt. In 1889 she took over management of the 194:, her mother died during childbirth and she was reared by her father William Prior Sharp, an insurance agent. Her maternal grandparents, James and Mary Achurch, managed the Theatre Royal in 290:. Due to exhaustion and illness, she declared her retirement as soon as the production closed. She died of "morphine poisoning" on 11 September 1916, aged 52, at 330: 615: 610: 160:. She made her London debut in 1883. She played many Shakespearean roles, but is best known as a pioneer of major roles in the works of 625: 214: 575: 600: 565: 605: 421: 381: 361: 260:
with her in mind and would only allow the play to be performed if Achurch played the title role, which took place in 1897 at
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in London. That year she played one of her most notable roles as Nora in the English premiere of
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Ince, Bernard. (2013). "Before Ibsen: The Early Stage Career of Janet Achurch".
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Clarke, Brenda (2003), "Achurch, Janet (1864–1916)", in Hartley, Cathy (ed.),
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Janet Achurch's first appearance on stage was in 1883 at the
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Ince, Bernard. (2006). "The Charringtons Off The Stage".
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Janet Achurch and Charles Charrington Correspondence
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Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia
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Chorlton-on-Medlock
Manchester
Ventnor
Isle of Wight
Novelty Theatre
Ibsen
A Doll's House
Hans Wiers-Jenssen
The Witch
actor-manager
Ibsen
George Bernard Shaw
A Doll's House
Charles Charrington
Chorlton-on-Medlock
Manchester
Manchester
Sarah Thorne
Margate

Lady Macbeth
Olympic Theatre
Novelty Theatre
Ibsen
A Doll's House
George Bernard Shaw
Candida
Her Majesty's Theatre
Cairo

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