the grim truth about Sarah Siddons, the biggest star of the 18th century
Image management: Sarah Siddons, painted by Thomas Gainsborough, 1785 – GL Archive / Alamy Stock Photo The actress Sarah Siddons was a superstar. At the height of her career in the late 18th century, audiences flocked to see her, many succumbing to what was called ‘Siddon’s fever’: crying, becoming hysterical and fainting, so deeply did … Read more