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# Margaret Hughes

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Margaret Hughes, also Peg Hughes or Margaret Hewes, was an English actress who is often credited as the first professional actress on the English stage, as a result of her appearance on 8 December 1660. Hughes was the mistress of the Royalist English Civil War general Prince Rupert of the Rhine.

##  Quotes by Margaret Hughes

> [A great cricketer must be an artist and express himself in his strokes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-hughes/a-great-cricketer-must-be-an-artist-and-express-himself-in-his-strokes/)

Margaret Hughes

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/603/margaret-hughes-82803_art_a-great-cricketer-must-be-an-artist-and_109522.jpg)

> [As we at all times criticise the Premier for his management of home affairs, call Mr Butler a fool for his Budget,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-hughes/as-we-at-all-times-criticise-the-premier-for-his-management-of-home/)

Margaret Hughes

[Affair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/affair/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a90/margaret-hughes-82803_affair_as-we-at-all-times-criticise-the-premier_1932477.jpg)

> [I have been treated as a freak, rather like the fat lady at the circus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-hughes/i-have-been-treated-as-a-freak-rather-like-the-fat-lady-at-the-circus/)

Margaret Hughes

[Circus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/circus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/039/margaret-hughes-82803_circus_i-have-been-treated-as-a-freak-rather-li_2914858.jpg)

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