SUSANNAH CENTLIVRE
\suːzˈanə sˈɛntlɪvə], \suːzˈanə sˈɛntlɪvə], \s_uː_z_ˈa_n_ə s_ˈɛ_n_t_l_ɪ_v_ə]\
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An English dramatist; born (Freeman?) in Ireland (?), 1667 (?); died in London, Dec. 1, 1723. He third husband, from whom she derives the name by which she is known in literature, was cook to Queen Anne. "The Gamester" and "The Busy Body" are her best comedies, but "The Perjured Husband" is widely known. These plays are very witty in dialogue, but unoriginal in plot.
By Charles Dudley Warner
