, ▁and ▁that ▁both ▁her ▁parents ▁were ▁Irish . ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁Smith ▁was ▁adopted ▁after ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁second ▁marriage , ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 3 , ▁with ▁an ▁actor ▁of ▁that ▁name ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁Sal is bury ▁company . ▁Before ▁this ▁time ▁Miss ▁William son ▁or ▁O ' Sh augh ness y ▁had ▁appeared ▁in ▁Sal is bury ▁as ▁Edward ▁in ▁Mrs . ▁In ch b ald ' s ▁comedy , ▁‘ Every ▁one ▁has ▁his ▁F ault .’ ▁ ▁Career ▁Her ▁début ▁in ▁a ▁serious ▁character ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Lanc ash ire , ▁probably ▁in ▁Liverpool , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁six teen ▁years ▁of ▁age , ▁as ▁Jo anna ▁in ▁Hol cro ft ' s ▁‘ Des ert ed ▁D augh ter .’ ▁A ▁three ▁years ' ▁experience ▁under ▁Stephen ▁K emble ▁in ▁Edinburgh ▁dis g usted ▁her ▁with ▁the ▁stage , ▁from ▁which ▁she ▁retired . ▁Y ield ing ▁to ▁circumstances , ▁however , ▁she ▁conquer ed ▁her ▁dis like , ▁and ▁solic ited ▁and ▁obtained ▁an ▁eng agement ▁from ▁T ate ▁Wil kin son , ▁the ▁famous ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁York ▁circuit . ▁ ▁Upon ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁she ▁went ▁to ▁B irmingham ▁and ▁th ence ▁to ▁Bath . ▁She ▁was ▁here ▁seen ▁by ▁the ▁younger ▁Harris , ▁who ▁engaged ▁her ▁for ▁Cov ent ▁Garden , ▁at ▁which ▁house ▁she ▁appeared ▁on ▁ 2 ▁October ▁ 1 8 0 5 ▁as ▁Lady ▁Tow ne ley ▁in ▁the ▁‘ Pro v