Charlotte: Being a True Account of an Actress's Flamboyant Adventures in Eighteenth-Century London's Wild and Wicked Theatrical WorldThe life of actress Charlotte Charke transports us through the splendors and scandals of eighteenth century London and its wicked theatrical world Her father, Colley Cibber, was one of the eighteenth century's great actor playwrights the toast of the British aristocracy, a favorite of the king. When his high spirited, often rebellious daughter, Charlotte, revealed a fondness for things theatrical, it was thought that the young actress would follow in