Christopher Bullock (1690–1722) was a British

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and dramatist. Bullock was the son of the actor William Bullock, and during his early years on the stage was often billed as Young Bullock to distinguish him from his father. He likely made his stage debut in a performance of '' The Recruiting Officer'' at the Queen's Theatre in Haymarket, London in 1707. Over the following decade and a half he also appeared frequently at Drury Lane and the

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, and was considered a potential natural successor to Colley Cibber in fop roles. In 1717 he and Theophilus Keene took over the management of Lincoln's Inn from

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for a period. Bullock married the actress Jane Rogers in 1717, with whom he had three children. Between 1715 and 1718 he also authored severals plays, mainly farces, beginning with an afterpiece '' The Slip''. His sole attempt at a tragedy was '' The Traitor''.Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.400 In 1720 he relinquished his management role at Lincoln's Inn but continued to act there. Increasingly in ill health from consumption he made his final appearance in a revival of Thomas Otway's ''

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'' on 9 January 1722 appearing alongside his wife and father in the cast. He died several months later on 5 April and was buried in Hampstead.

Selected roles

* Appletree in '' The Recruiting Officer'' (1707) * Whisper in '' The Busie Body'' (1709) * Chevalier in '' The City Ramble'' (1711) * Hazard in ''

The Wife's Relief ''The Wife's Relief, or, The Husband's Cure'' is a 1711 comedy play by the British writer Charles Johnson (writer), Charles Johnson. The plot revolves around a virtuous wife who tries to mend her husband's rake (stock character), rakish ways.Golla ...

'' (1711) * Sergeant Dolt in '' The Successful Pyrate'' (1712) *Merit in ''

The Wife of Bath "The Wife of Bath's Tale" ( enm, The Tale of the Wyf of Bathe) is among the best-known of Geoffrey Chaucer's ''Canterbury Tales''. It provides insight into the role of women in the Late Middle Ages and was probably of interest to Chaucer himsel ...

'' (1713) * Euribartes in '' The Victim'' (1714) * Fondlewife in '' The Old Bachelor'' (1715) * Sir Timothy Twiddle in '' The Doating Lovers'' (1715) * Vizard in '' A Woman's Revenge'' (1715) * Welby in ''

The Northern Heiress ''The Northern Heiress'' is a 1716 comedy play, comedy by the Irish-born writer Mary Davys. Its fuller title is ''The Northern Heiress, or, The Humours of York''. The play satirizes the contemporary Arranged marriage, marriage market. It was ded ...

'' (1716) * Snuffle in '' The Cobbler of Preston'' (1716) * Sir Amorous Vainwit in ''

Woman Is a Riddle ''Woman Is a Riddle'' is a 1716 comedy play by the British actor Christopher Bullock. Sometimes its title is written as ''A Woman Is a Riddle''. Richard Savage may have assisted with the writing of the play, which draws inspiration from a seven ...

'' (1716) * Le Bronze in '' The Coquet'' (1718) * Colonel Fainwell in '' A Bold Stroke for a Wife'' (1718) * Cosmo in '' The Traitor'' (1718) * Bardach in ''

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'' (1719) * Nuncio in '' Henry IV of France'' (1719) * Gundamor in ''

Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Walter Raleigh (; – 29 October 1618) was an English statesman, soldier, writer and explorer. One of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era, he played a leading part in English colonisation of North America, suppressed rebellion ...

'' (1719) * Meagre in ''

The Half-Pay Officers ''The Half-Pay Officers'' is a 1720 comedy play by the Irish writer Charles Molloy. The play included popular scenes from ''Henry V'', ''Much Ado About Nothing'' and '' Love and Honour''.Nicoll p.142 It proved popular with audiences and was reviv ...

'' (1720) * Ned Indolent in ''

Whig and Tory ''Whig and Tory'' is a 1720 comedy play by the British writer and actor Benjamin Griffin. Griffin himself starred as Sir John Indolent with Mrs Gulick as Charlotte.Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.366 & 450 John Harper played Sir Roland Heartfree ...

'' (1720) * Sir Davy in ''

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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: Garrick to Gyngell''. SIU Press, 1978. 18th-century English people English dramatists and playwrights 18th-century English male actors 18th-century British male actors English male stage actors British male stage actors 1690 births 1722 deaths {{England-stage-actor-stub