 She officially retired from the stage in 1784 and passed away four years later on 16 February 1788.One of her most significant roles was Juliet in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", which she performed during the "Battle of the Romeos" .The Battle of Romeos was a period of twelve days in 1750 where both Covent Garden and Drury Lane theatre put on productions of "Romeo and Juliet" simultaneously.