Lydia Webb
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| name =Lydia Webb
| image = Performed at a little theatre with great applause by James Sayers.jpg
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| caption = Lydia Webb (right) in an etching by James Sayers, 1786
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| birth_place = Norwich, England
| death_date = 24 November 1793{{DNB|wstitle=Webb, Mrs.}}
| death_place = United Kingdom
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Lydia Webb (1736 or 1737-1793{{cite web|title=Lydia Webb (née Child) (1736 or 1737-1793), Actress|url=http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp55085/lydia-webb-nee-child|website=Collection|publisher=National Portrait Gallery|accessdate=21 January 2015}}) was an English actress. She started acting in Norwich. She was married twice. First, she married a man named Mr. Day. Second, she married a Mr. Webb. Her first notable performance was on 21 November 1772 at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh, performing in The West Indian. She died in 1793.
Career
Webb was a versatile and proactive performer. She was in more than 50 plays. When she was elderly, she played more "grotesque characters." She performed many parts including:
- Portia, The Merchant of Venice, 29 November 1773
- Mrs. Peachum, The Beggar's Opera, Covent Garden Theatre
- Mrs. Honeycombe, Polly Honeycombe, Haymarket Theatre
- Glumdalca, Tom Thumb, Covent Garden Theatre
- Queen, Hamlet
- Emilia, Othello
and many other performances. In 1786, she was featured in an illustration by James Sayers, which is now held in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.{{cite web|title='Performed at a little theatre with great applause' (Mrs Edwards; Lydia Webb (née Child))|url=http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw43070/Performed-at-a-little-theatre-with-great-applause-Mrs-Edwards-Lydia-Webb-ne-Child|website=Collections|publisher=National Portrait Gallery|accessdate=21 January 2015}}
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Category:Actresses from Norwich