; ▁ay , ▁and ▁the ▁Green - Ro om , ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁Girls ▁and ▁Women ~ Act ress es ▁there ." ▁In ▁his ▁Life ▁of ▁Samuel ▁Johnson ▁( 1 7 9 1 ), ▁James ▁Bos well ▁mentions ▁vis its ▁by ▁his ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁Green ▁Room ▁at ▁the ▁Dr ury ▁Lane ▁Theatre . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 2 , ▁Joseph ▁Has le wood ▁published ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁mem oir s ▁of ▁the ▁actors ▁and ▁actress es ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁the at res ▁entitled , ▁The ▁Secret ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Green - Ro om , ▁while ▁ 1 7 9 6 ▁saw ▁the ▁first ▁edition ▁of ▁John ▁Ro ach ' s ▁similarly ▁them ed , ▁Auth entic ▁Mem oir s ▁of ▁the ▁Green - Ro om . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Jane ▁Aust en ▁novel ▁Mans field ▁Park ▁( 1 8 1 4 ), ▁when ▁the ▁Ber tr am ▁children ▁convert ▁the ▁bill i ard ▁room ▁into ▁a ▁theatre , ▁Tom ▁Ber tr am ▁notes , ▁" And ▁my ▁father ' s ▁room ▁will ▁be ▁an ▁excellent ▁green - room . ▁ ▁It ▁seems ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁bill i ard ▁room ▁on ▁purpose ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁Charlotte ▁Br ont ë ▁novel ▁V illet te ▁the ▁narr ator ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁green - room ▁when ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁a ▁performance ▁in ▁an ▁amateur ▁play . ▁ ▁Jer ome ▁K . ▁Jer ome ' s ▁first ▁book ▁com ically ▁describes ▁his ▁st int ▁in ▁English ▁theatre ▁during ▁the