called ▁Or ator ios , ▁and ▁the ▁Hand el ▁Comm emor ations , ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 3 . ▁William ▁Sh ield ▁wrote ▁his ▁oper as ▁of ▁' Mar ian ' ▁and ▁' The ▁Pro ph et ' ▁for ▁her , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 9 ▁she ▁appeared ▁as ▁Y ar ico ▁in ▁Dr . ▁Arnold ' s ▁long - pop ular ▁compilation , ▁' In k le ▁and ▁Y ar ico .' ▁O thers ▁of ▁her ▁favour ite ▁parts ▁were ▁Mand ane ▁( in ▁' Ar tax er xes '), ▁and ▁the ▁hero ines ▁in ▁' Pol ly ,' ▁the ▁' D uen na ,' ▁the ▁' Cast le ▁of ▁And alus ia ,' ▁' Cor ali ,' ▁' Cl ara ,' ▁the ▁' Fl itch ▁of ▁Ba con '. ▁ ▁Mrs . ▁Bill ington ▁was ▁not ▁happy ▁in ▁her ▁marriage , ▁and ▁even ▁before ▁she ▁had ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁London ▁stage ▁rum our ▁had ▁been ▁busy ▁with ▁her ▁fair ▁fame . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁there ▁appeared ▁an ▁anonymous ▁publication , ▁which ▁prof essed ▁to ▁contain ▁her ▁private ▁correspond ence ▁with ▁her ▁mother . ▁This ▁work ▁was ▁of ▁so ▁dis gra ce ful ▁and ▁sc urr il ous ▁a ▁description ▁that ▁Mrs . ▁Bill ington ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁take ▁legal ▁proceed ings ▁against ▁the ▁publish ers . ▁An ▁answer ▁to ▁the ▁' Mem oir s ' ▁appeared ▁in ▁due ▁course ▁; ▁but ▁it ▁seems ▁probable ▁that ▁the ▁sc andal ▁induced ▁Mrs . ▁Bill