Name disambiguation #4
Description
User feedback identifies conflation of named persons in the entry at https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=21952
"At this time died the celebrated Mrs Haywood (Winston MS)"
The link on "Mrs Haywood" pulls entries for writer Eliza Haywood (1693–1756). However, Winston identifies the Mrs Haywood in question as brothel keeper Elizabeth Haywood (fl. 1720–1743).
References:
- bio of Elizabeth Haywood by Allison Muri via the Grub Street Project
- "Winston MS" = “A dramatic register of theatres and dramatic performances” (Folger [T.a.54]). Relevant page is available through Folger Digital Collections