oked ▁Hus band .’ ▁ ▁Very ▁rel uct antly ▁did ▁she ▁consent ▁to ▁make ▁her ▁début ▁in ▁comedy . ▁To ▁appe ase ▁her , ▁accordingly , ▁she ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁rec ite ▁Collins ' s ▁‘ O de ▁on ▁the ▁Pass ions .’ ▁Her ▁success ▁in ▁this ▁rec itation , ▁which ▁was ▁brought ▁into ▁fashion ▁by ▁Mrs . ▁S idd ons , ▁con so led ▁her ▁for ▁a ▁lu ke w arm ▁reception ▁in ▁Lady ▁Tow ne ley . ▁The ▁management , ▁finding ▁her ▁eng agement ▁un prof itable ▁in ▁consequence ▁of ▁Mrs . ▁S idd ons ▁enjo ying ▁a ▁mon opol y ▁of ▁the ▁characters ▁in ▁which ▁Miss ▁Smith ▁would ▁be ▁of ▁service , ▁sought ▁vain ly ▁to ▁get ▁rid ▁of ▁her . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 8 – 9 ▁she ▁played ▁with ▁signal ▁success ▁in ▁Dublin , ▁in ▁which ▁city ▁she ▁rec ited , ▁for ▁her ▁benefit , ▁a ▁mon olog ue ▁written ▁express ly ▁for ▁her ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Moore . ▁ ▁After ▁her ▁return ▁her ▁reception ▁in ▁London ▁was ▁increasing ly ▁cord ial . ▁ ▁She ▁now ▁migr ated ▁to ▁Dr ury ▁Lane ▁Theatre , ▁in ▁which ▁house , ▁ 2 3 ▁January ▁ 1 8 1 3 , ▁she ▁‘ created ’ ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁Ter esa ▁in ▁Col er idge ' s ▁‘ Rem or se .’ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁August ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁she ▁married ▁George ▁Bart ley , ▁described ▁by ▁Donald son ▁as ▁her ▁first ▁love . ▁▁ ▁The ▁ret irement