Cooper, Elizabeth (fl. 1737)

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Cooper, Elizabeth (fl. 1737)

British playwright, actress and literary critic. Name variations: Mrs. Cooper. Flourished around 1737.

Wrote two plays, The Rival Widows, or the Fair Libertine (1735), which was produced at Covent Garden with her in the lead role on some nights, and The Nobleman; or; The Family Quarrel (1736); also compiled an anthology of poetry, The Muses' Library; or a Series of English Poetry from the Saxons to the Reign of King Charles II (1737).

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