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Mrs Gardner
Mrs Gardner or Sarah Cheney (fl. 1763–1795) was a British comedic actress and playwright. ==Life== Sarah Cheney first came to notice when she appeared at the Drury Lane Theatre in October 1763 in a play by William Congreve. She worked regularly commanding two pounds a week and in 1765 she appeared in the first performance of Samuel Foote's play ''The Commissary'' at the Haymarket Theatre.〔 That year she met the actor William Gardner and they were married. The new couple took up roles in Foote's ''Company of Comedians''. In the autumn she was appearing as ''Mrs Gardner'' in the title role of ''Polly Honeycombe'' at Covent Garden with her new husband. Gardner moved in with Foote as his housekeeper at some point.〔 In the eleven years from 1766 to 1777 she appeared in comic roles for Foote but she had her best success in summer roles at the Haymarket including The Nabob. It was said that her acting skills were less apparent after Foote died in 1777, and it was then that Gardner turned to playwriting. She wrote and appeared in ''The Advertisement'', or, ''A Bold Stroke for a Husband'' at The Haymarket, but this was not acclaimed.〔Alison Oddey, ‘Gardner , Sarah (fl. 1763–1795)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 (accessed 22 Dec 2014 )〕 In the same year she separated from her husband gaining custody of their children. William Gardner went to work in numerous secondary roles and died in 1790 whilst his wife was abroad.〔 Gardner went to the Caribbean for four years and returned to act again London before taking up work in Dublin. It was said that she arranged her own death and funeral to avoid paying debts. In 1789 she was appearing in New York having travelled there via Jamaica. In 1795 there was a benefit for her at The Haymarket after she had appeared there in her own play entitled ''Mrs Doggrell in her Attitudes'', or, ''The Effects of a West India Ramble''. Her death is unknown.〔
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