▁Category : New ▁York ▁J ets ▁players <0x0A> </s> ▁Sarah ▁Bez ra ▁Nicol ▁( d ied ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁or ▁after ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁actress ▁who ▁became ▁known ▁for ▁playing ▁older ▁women ▁character ▁roles ▁in ▁Edinburgh . ▁ ▁Life ▁Sarah ' s ▁birth ▁name ▁is ▁unknown . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁she ▁was ▁first ▁noticed ▁as ▁a ▁servant ▁to ▁Colonel ▁and ▁the ▁Hon . ▁Mrs ▁Mil ner . ▁They ▁encourag ed ▁her ▁after ▁she ▁joined ▁an ▁amateur ▁dram atic ▁society ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Sh akespe are an ▁Society ▁of ▁London " ▁which ▁put ▁on ▁plays ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁theatre ▁in ▁Tot ten ham ▁Court ▁Road . ▁The ▁Mil ners ▁saw ▁her ▁appear ▁in ▁Ven ice ▁Pres erv ' d ▁and ▁they ▁supported ▁her ▁in ▁her ▁amb itions ▁and ▁she ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁act ▁outside ▁London . ▁She ▁soon ▁became ▁" M rs . ▁Nicol " ▁– ▁her ▁husband ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁printer ▁– ▁and ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁name ▁under ▁which ▁all ▁her ▁subsequent ▁work ▁was ▁done . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁she ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁Emma ▁Nicol ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁four ▁daughters ▁who ▁were ▁to ▁become ▁actress es . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 0 7 ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁character ▁actress ▁of ▁choice ▁for ▁old ▁woman ▁roles ▁at ▁the ▁Theatre ▁Royal ▁in ▁Edinburgh , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁she ▁had ▁her ▁first ▁benefit ▁performance . ▁Mrs ▁Nicol ▁appeared ▁with ▁Henry ▁S idd ons ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁Theatre ▁Royal