Sarah Thurmond or Sarah Lewis ( â€" 1762) was a British actress.Sarah
Lewis was born in Epsom although the date is unknown. Her first
appearances were at Drury Lane and Lincoln's Inn Fields at the end of
1711 in Greenwich where she met John Thurmond. They were married and
Sarah went to Dublin where her in-laws John and Winifred Thurmond were
acting and she appeared at the Smock Alley Theatre. In 1718 they were
at the Drury Lane Theatre where she took leading roles and her husband
was the dancing master. In 1723 her husband's play Harlequin Doctor
Faustus which has been noted as England's first pantomime, was
performed at Drury Lane.In 1732 they both moved to the Goodman's
Fields Theatre. Two years later she returned to Drury Lane making her
final performance in 1737.
Lewis was born in Epsom although the date is unknown. Her first
appearances were at Drury Lane and Lincoln's Inn Fields at the end of
1711 in Greenwich where she met John Thurmond. They were married and
Sarah went to Dublin where her in-laws John and Winifred Thurmond were
acting and she appeared at the Smock Alley Theatre. In 1718 they were
at the Drury Lane Theatre where she took leading roles and her husband
was the dancing master. In 1723 her husband's play Harlequin Doctor
Faustus which has been noted as England's first pantomime, was
performed at Drury Lane.In 1732 they both moved to the Goodman's
Fields Theatre. Two years later she returned to Drury Lane making her
final performance in 1737.
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