In the first full-length account of the English dancer-actress Hester Santlow Moira Goff traces this remarkable woman s career at Drury Lane between 1706 and 1733. Making extensive use of archival resources Goff demonstrates Santlow s unique contribution to the development of dance on the London stage and examines Santlow s fascinating personal life including her relationships with the politician James Craggs the Younger and the Drury Lane actor-manager Barton Booth.