Miss Duncan
Maria Rebecca Davison "Miss Duncan" (1780 - 1858) A stage celebrity and style icon, who made her name as Miss Duncan, Maria Davison is largely forgotten by history, but in her day she rattled a few cages by playing male roles and making demands theater managers thought outlandish, such as requesting fire safety checks. In 1809, The Monthly Mirror (1 November) found Miss Duncan less than handsome, observing: "...she is a very clever actress, but her face was made for Drury-lane stage--we love her best at a distance. She promises soon to be what is elegantly [...]
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