Esther Leach was an English stage actress and theatre director active in colonial India.
Actors born in the 1800s 6
About this person
Esther Leach was an English stage actress and theatre director active in colonial India. She was an important figure in the theatre history of India, founded and managed the Sans Souci Theatre (1839-49), one of the first professional English theatres in the city of Calcutta, and regarded as the leading lady of the Calcutta stage in her time. She was referred to as the Indian Sarah Siddons.
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1809 to 1843 · aged 34
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