Margaret Cheer

Margaret Cheer (fl. 1764), was an English-born American stage actress. She was engaged in the Old American Company, the first permanent theater company in America, and as such belonged to the first generation of pioneer actresses in North America.

She was engaged at the Company between 1764 and 1769. She was described as great asset to the Company as she knew at least 35 contemporary roles as and performed Shakespeare-heroines such as Juliet, Ophelia and Lady Macbeth. She became the a leading member of the company and shared the principal female roles with Sarah Hallam Douglass.

References

Robin O. Warren, Women on Southern Stages, 1800-1865: Performance, Gender and Identity

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