Charlotte Butler was an English stage actress and singer of the seventeenth century. She may have joined the Duke's Company in the 1670s, but her first definite recorded performance was in

Aphra Behn Aphra Behn (; bapt. 14 December 1640 – 16 April 1689) was an English playwright, poet, prose writer and translator from the Restoration era. As one of the first English women to earn her living by her writing, she broke cultural barrie ...

's '' The Revenge'' (1680) The anonymous ''A Satyr on The Players'' (c. 1682) describes her, And Butler's wiles are now so common grown That by each feather's Cully they are known So that at least to save her tottering Frame At Musick Clubs she strives to get a name But money is the Siren's cheifest aim. At treats her Squeamish stomach cannot bear What Amorous Sparks provide with cost and Care But if she's hungry faith I must be blunt She'll for a dish of Cutlets shew her Cunt.

Selected roles

* Marinda in '' The Revenge'' by

(1680) * Charlotte in ''

The City-Heiress ''The City-Heiress'', ''or, Sir Timothy Treat-all'' is a play by Aphra Behn first performed in 1682. The play, a Restoration comedy, reflects Behn's own highly Royalist political point of view. The character of Sir Timothy Treat-all is a caric ...

'' by Aphra Behn (1682) * Philidel in '' King Arthur'' by

John Dryden '' John Dryden (; – ) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate. He is seen as dominating the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the p ...

(1682) * Mrs Cleremont in ''

Dame Dobson ''Dame Dobson'' is a 1683 comedy play by the English writer Edward Ravenscroft. First staged by the United Company at the Dorset Garden Theatre, the original cast included Katherine Corey as Dame Dobson, Edward Kynaston as Collonel, Thoma ...

'' by Edward Ravenscroft (1683) * Sophia in '' The Fortune Hunters'' by

James Carlile James Carlile (1784–1854) was a Scottish clergyman from Paisley. He was a joint minister of a Scots church in Dublin and an Irish commissioner of education. He introduced a different style of education in Ireland whereby children of differen ...

(1689) * Charles in '' Bury Fair'' by Thomas Shadwell (1689) * Night in '' Amphitryon'' by John Dryden (1690) * Floriante in '' Sir Anthony Love'' by Thomas Southerne (1690) * Statilia in ''

The Treacherous Brothers ''The Treacherous Brothers'' is a 1690 tragedy by the English writer George Powell. The original Drury Lane cast included George Powell as the King of Cyprus, John Verbruggen as Meleander, Joseph Williams as Ithocles, William Mountfort as Mena ...

'' by George Powell (1690) * Astella in '' The Mistakes'' by Joseph Harris (1690) * Airy in '' The English Frier'' by John Crowne (1690) * Betty Jiltall in ''

Love for Money ''Love For Money; Or, The Boarding School'' is a 1691 comedy play by the English writer Thomas D'Urfey. It was originally staged at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane by the United Company. In 1733 it was adapted into a ballad opera '' The Boarding Sc ...

'' by Thomas d'Urfey (1691) * La Pupsey in '' The Marriage-Hater Matched'' by Thomas d'Urfey (1692)

References

Bibliography

* Highfill, Philip H., Burnim, Kalman A. & Langhans, Edward A. ''A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660–1800: Cabanel to Cory''.

Southern Illinois University Press Southern Illinois University Press or SIU Press, founded in 1956, is a university press located in Carbondale, Illinois, owned and operated by Southern Illinois University. The press publishes approximately 50 titles annually, among its more t ...

, 1975. * Van Lennep, W. ''The London Stage, 1660–1800: Volume One, 1660–1700''. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960. 17th-century English actresses Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown {{England-stage-actor-stub