Twelfth Night
, and "Rosalind" in
As You Like It
. Her last appearance on the London stage was as "Lady Teazle" in
The School for Scandal
, at Covent Garden, June 1, 1814. A list of her principal characters is given by Genest (
English Stage
, vol. viii. pp. 432-434). As a comic actress, Mrs. Jordan was unrivalled; her voice was perfect; and her natural gaiety irresistible. Sir Joshua Reynolds preferred her to all other actresses as a being "who ran upon the stage as a playground, and laughed from sincere wildness of delight." In genteel comedy, critics like Genest (
English Stage
, vol. viii. p. 431) and Leigh Hunt (