Episode 68: Learning About Mary Ann Yates with Dr. Elaine McGirr

Mary Ann Yates is the best actress whom you've never heard of. That's how Dr. Elaine McGirr characterizes this fascinating woman, who rose to stardom on the eighteenth-century British stage and later went on to become the first female manager of a major London theatre. As Elaine explains in this episode, Yates's time as the reigning queen of the stage, as well as her subsequent obscurity, reveal a lot about how we write women into —and out of—theatrical history.