Margaret Agnes Bunn

Margaret Agnes Bunn
Margaret Agnes Bunn as Queen Elizabeth inKenilworth,1823 or 1824
Born	(1799-10-26)26 October 1799 Lanark, Scotland
Died	1883 (aged 83–84)
Nationality	British
Occupation	Actress

Margaret Agnes Bunn(26 October 1799 – 1883) was aBritishactress.

Early life

She was born Margaret SomervilleinLanark, Scotlandin October 1799.Her father, John Somerville,was abiscuitmaker.The family lived inMarylebone.She attended Misses Trigge inChelseaand Misses Curtess inPaddington.Her teachers and family took notice of her acting ability at a young age.In 1815, she metDouglas Kinnaird.She tried out forBelvideraand was rejected due to being "unequal to the character." She was asked to rehearse again, that same year, before Kinnaird andLord Byron.Eventually, she made it to stage. On 9 May 1816 she made her first stage appearance in the tragedyBertram.She played as Miss Somerville. She played that roll for three years.

Mid-life and career

On 6 January 1818 she created the character Bianca, which was seen in the playFazio,byDean Milman.She eventually quit performing onDrury Lane.She moved onto appearing onCovent Garden,where she debuted Bianca on 22 October 1818. A few weeks later, on 9 November, she debuted as Alicia inJane Shore.By 1819, she was performing inBirmingham.She met and marriedAlfred Bunn.

Her husband relocated to Drury Lane to create a management company for actors. She returned to the theater on Drury Lane on 27 October 1823, as Bianca. She also performed between 1823 and 1824 inKenilworth,playing the debut role of Queen Elizabeth. She also as Herminone inThe Winter's Tale,and debuted Cornelia inSheridan KnowlesCaius Gracchus.

Later life and death

Bunn stopped performing by 1883. She died that year.