The sad truth about the 18th century’s greatest star, Sarah Siddons
Image credit: Sarah Siddons, painted by Thomas Gainsborough, 1785 – GL Archive / Alamy Stock Photo Actress Sarah Siddons was a superstar. At the height of his career in the late 18th century, audiences flocked to see him; many people succumbed to the so-called “Siddons fever”: crying, hysterics and fainting; They formed such a strong… Read More »