By presenting herself as the bawd or the lady, she showed the audience her skills as an actress, as she represented polarised images of femininity. By aspiring to emulate the aristocratic lady the actress elevated herself to a position of celebrity, where people could then in turn try to emulate her. The actresses would assume the ‘characteristics of the women who drew the most attention to themselves in the audience: the prostitute, known and ridiculed for seeking custom in the pit and galleries and the aristocratic lady.’ All women, including actresses, had to be careful of their public image. The role appeared to have been designed for the sole function of displaying a woman’s body, to titillate, ‘as there was no question of the actress truly impersonating a man.’ Two weeks after wearing her breeches on stage, she wore them to a masquerade in Covent Garden ‘at considerable risk to her reputation.’ ‘Breeches roles’ were tremendously popular, not least for the males watching, who would not usually get a glimpse of women’s legs in public, ‘but they reinforced the old prejudice that women who disported themselves on stage were little better than prostitutes.’ The plays which included roles in which women had to cross-dress ‘contributed to a discourse of sexual confusion and moral ambiguity.’ Breeches roles were popular in the theatre from the time of the Restoration when actresses were allowed to perform in public. She famously wore breeches playing Jacinta in The Suspicious Husband in 1779. One of the most celebrated actresses of the eighteenth century was Mary Robinson. This was due to several factors, which included having multiple sexual relationships outside of marriage, acting provocatively on stage, acting male roles and performing in male attire and therefore shocking society by exhibiting her legs in male breeches. The perception of the early modern actress was often one of a wanton woman, who had morals that paralleled those of a prostitute. The mutual flirting between the actress and the audience during the performance was crucial to the success of the show, as the eighteenth century theatrical play was contrived on the audience and players being able to interact with each other. Historians have argued that ‘either sort of author could criticise an actress as a whore given the way she supported herself by displaying herself on stage.’ Furthermore, the flirtatiousness of the actress was central to the perception of the actress as a whore. The moral reformer targeted actresses for criticism ‘as their actions and speech on stage were considered immodest.’ The satirical author was interested in publishing any related scandal that surrounded the actress. Now you can add ice to a glass, pour in your cold brew concentrate and add water or milk (as much as you like depending on your taste).During the eighteenth century, the social standing of the actress and the prostitute was targeted by moral reformers and satirical authors. After all the liquid is filtered you're done and now you can enjoy! This coffee filter process gets out the sludge or fines that got through the cheese cloth. It may take a bit of time for the liquid to drip through, be patient! If it gets stopped up, change the filter with a new one. Slowly pour the drink from bowl or pitcher into the coffee filter. Put the strainer over the jar with the coffee filter in the strainer. Now we have filtered out the large amount of the grounds but you may notice there is some soot left over in the jar. Next, take the lid off of the jar and slowly pour the concentrate into the strainer being careful not to get any grounds in the pitcher. Put the strainer over the pitcher and the cheese cloth in the strainer. Once 20 hours is passed bitterness will begin to creep in which is no good. Let the jar sit untouched for 12-16 hours but be careful to not go over the 20 hour mark. Studies have been done and there has been no difference in quality of the drink when changing the location of jar for the steeping period. The jar can stay either on the counter or it could go into the refrigerator. After that, put the lid on and now we wait. Next, add your coffee grounds and stir gently just enough so all grounds get wet. Pour the water in your canning jar first. It sounds like a lot but remember, this is a concentrate and a little will go a long way when you prepare your drink later on. Therefore, a half gallon of water (64 oz.) you would use a half pound (8 oz.) of coffee. For a concentrated cold brew (where you will add additional water or milk when you are ready to drink it) you will use a 1:1 ratio (1 pound of coffee to 1 gallon of water).
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