On 29 May 1774 Mary arrived with her lover Dodd in Dublin.
Her first engagement was to play Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing at the Theatre Royal, Dublin.
This play was billed as a "revival" in the Sanders's News-Letter.
On one occasion the performance was short enough to be followed by a farce called Miss in her Teens, with Mrs Bulkley in the line-up.
A few days later, they were both in The Clandestine Marriage and a farce called The Citizen by Arthur Murphy.
In 1775 and 1776 they were in several plays at Shrewsbury Theatre: in 1775 these were Jane Shore by Nicholas Rowe, The English Tars in India, The Country Girl, and The Life and Death of Julius Caesar.
A 1775 review in the Shrewsbury Chronicle says: "The performance was universally well received; Mr Dodd and Mrs Bulkley, both in play and farce, displayed, as usual, the most pleasing and excellent abilities as comedians, and gave general satisfaction."
In 1776 they played Richard III, and a farce called Bonton or High Life Above Stairs.
On 29 May 1774 Mary arrived with her lover Dodd in Dublin. Her first engagement was to play Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing at the Theatre Royal, Dublin. This play was billed as a "revival" in the Sanders's News-Letter. On one occasion the performance was short enough to be followed by a farce called Miss in her Teens, with Mrs Bulkley in the line-up. A few days later, they were both in The Clandestine Marriage and a farce called The Citizen by Arthur Murphy. In 1775 and 1776 they were in several plays at Shrewsbury Theatre: in 1775 these were Jane Shore by Nicholas Rowe, The English Tars in India, The Country Girl, and The Life and Death of Julius Caesar. A 1775 review in the Shrewsbury Chronicle says: "The performance was universally well received; Mr Dodd and Mrs Bulkley, both in play and farce, displayed, as usual, the most pleasing and excellent abilities as comedians, and gave general satisfaction." In 1776 they played Richard III, and a farce called Bonton or High Life Above Stairs.
Mary Bulkley