Edward Angel (died 1673) was an English

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of the early Restoration Era. Along with

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and

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he was one of the leading

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of the period. It is possible he began his career as a boy actor during the pre-

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era, but he was an experienced actor by the time he was a member of John Rhodes's troupe in 1660. From 1662 he acted with the

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, initially at

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and after 1671 at the new

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.Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.83

Selected roles

* Pyropus in ''

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'' by

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(1662) * Friskin in '' The Unfortunate Lovers'' by

(1664) * Viche in ''

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'' by Roger Boyle (1665) * Woodcock in ''

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'' by

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(1668) * Fallatius in '' The Forc'd Marriage'' by

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(1670) * Peacock in '' The Six Days' Adventure'' by Edward Howard (1671) * Leftwell in '' The Town Shifts'' by Edward Revet (1671) * Landlord in ''

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'' by

John Crowne John Crowne (6 April 1641 – 1712) was a British dramatist. His father "Colonel" William Crowne, accompanied the earl of Arundel on a diplomatic mission to Vienna in 1637, and wrote an account of his journey. He emigrated to Nova Scotia where ...

(1671) * Fribble in ''

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'' by

(1672) * Maistre Jaques in '' The Citizen Turned Gentleman'' by Edward Ravenscroft (1672) * De Boastado in '' The Careless Lovers'' by Edward Ravenscroft (1673)

References

Bibliography

* Hughes, Derek. ''The Theatre of Aphra Behn''. Springer, 2000. * 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: Abaco to Belfille''. SIU Press, 1973. 17th-century English people English male stage actors 17th-century English male actors Year of birth unknown 1673 deaths {{England-stage-actor-stub