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VINCENT, Mary Anne, actress, born in Portsmouth, England, 18 August, 1818 ; died in Boston, Massachusetts, 4 September, 1887. She made her first appearance on the stage, under her maiden name of Mary Farley, at Cowes, England, on 25 April, 1835, as Lucy in George Colman's farce of "The Review," and in August of the same year married James R. Vincent, a comedian, with whom she appeared in England, Scotland, and Ireland. till 1846, when they came to the United States, first playing in the National theatre, Boston, on 11 November, in "Popping the Question." After her husband's suicide, 10 June, 1850, she played in the same theatre till it was burned in 1852, and then joined the company of the Boston museum, with which she remained connected thenceforth. She played a great variety of comedy characters, and till the close of her life was a favorite with the audiences of Boston, and did much to elevate and dignify her profession in the eyes of the public. Her best-known roles were Mrs. Hardcastle, Lady Duberly, the Widow Green, and Mrs. Malaprop.
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