Charlotte Goodall

Mrs Goodall or Charlotte Goodall or Charlotte Stanton (1766 – July 1830) was a British actress known for her comedy roles at Drury Lane. She married Thomas Goodall and they were involved in a noted legal case.

Life Charlotte Stanton (Goodall) was born in 1766. Her father ran an acting company and that is where she learnt her profession. Her father had bought property in Staffordshire on the profits from his acting company. She was discovered in Bath where she was playing Rosalind by John Palmer. She appeared in several leading parts in Bristol and Bath before appearing again as Rosalind at Drury Lane. She made the newspapers when she argued with Kemble over whether she would appear as "Lady Anne" in King Richard III. Charlotte Goodall in Breeches Role as Adeline in "Battle of Hexham" In 1787 she married Thomas Goodall who was a merchant captain. In 1789 she was employed to do breeches parts by George Colman the Younger and she was painted by de Wilde in her costume of Sir Harry Wildair in George Farquhar's The Constant Couple which was later engraved by William Satchwell Leney.

The case had been conducted by Sir William Garrow for her husband and oddly a full account of the trial was published in the name of her husband which listed all the major witnesses. The 22-page document also included the love letters sent by the lawyer, Fletcher, to Charlotte.

Goodall died in Somers Town in London in July 1830, shortly before the 19th.