Mary Ann Orger

Mary Ann Orger born Mary Ann Ivers (25 February 1788 – 1 October 1849) was a leading actress in Scotland and Drury Lane. She was a playwright and the mother of composer Caroline Reinagle.

Life Mary Ann Ives was born in London, England, in 1788. Her father was a musician, William Ivers, and her mother was an actress who allowed her daughter to appear. At a young age, Mary Ann was being carried on to the stage and she was on the playbill at the age of five.

She had a pause after her marriage before she returned to the stage in Edinburgh in 1805 as "Amelia Wildenshaw" in Lovers Vows. In Glasgow, she appeared in Rosoman Mountain's benefit performance.

In 1807, she appeared in Glasgow as Caroline Sedley in James Kenney's False Alarm in a benefit for the singer and actress Rosoman Mountain.

She made her debut at Drury Lane as Lydia Languish in The Rivals on 4 October 1808. Despite the fire in the following year, she was at Drury Lane until 1831, although this was not an exclusive arrangement.

On 10 March 1825, a farce she had written, Change Partners, was performed at Drury Lane. She died in Brighton on 1 October 1849.