Charlotte Tidswell (1759 c.-1846)
Actress at Drury Lane who specialized in chambermaid roles. At one time mistress to the
duke of Norfolk, she raised Edmund Kean, by some thought to be her son. Charles Lamb
described her as “the worst actress ever seen or heard.”
Actress at Drury Lane who specialized in chambermaid roles. At one time mistress to the
duke of Norfolk, she raised Edmund Kean, by some thought to be her son. Charles Lamb
described her as “the worst actress ever seen or heard.”