Elizabeth Bowman (c. 1677 – 1707) was an English stage actor of the seventeenth and early eighteenth century.Caines p.149 The daughter of Sir Francis Watson, 1st Baronet she was adopted by the actor manager Thomas Betterton. In 1692 she married John Bowman and began acting at Drury Lane the following year as Mrs Bowman. She was a member of the United Company until 1695 then joined Betterton's breakaway at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre.

Selected roles

* Sylvia in '' The Old Batchelor'' by William Congreve (1693) * Mrs Stockjobb in ''

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'' by Thomas D'Urfey (1693) * Cecilia in ''

The Married Beau ''The Married Beau'' or ''The Curious Impertinent'' is a 1694 comedy play by the English writer John Crowne. It is inspired by a passage from Miguel de Cervantes's ''Don Quixote''. Incidental music was composed by Henry Purcell. It was first sta ...

'' by John Crowne (1694) * Mrs Foresight in '' Love For Love'' by William Congreve (1695) * Juliana in '' She Ventures and He Wins'' by

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(1695) * Mrs Plant in ''

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'' by Thomas Dilke (1695) * Lucinda in '' The She-Gallants'' by

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(1695) * Arabella ''

The City Bride ''The City Bride; Or, The Merry Cuckold'' is a 1696 comedy play by the English writer Joseph Harris. It premiered at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, staged by Thomas Betterton's company. The plot was inspired by John Fletcher's ''A Cure for ...

'' by Joseph Harris (1696) * Selima in '' The Royal Mischief'' by Delarivier Manley (1696) * Mrs Angelica in '' The Anatomist'' by Edward Ravenscroft (1696) * Lucinda in '' The City Lady'' by Thomas Dilke (1696) * Countess de Brissac in '' The Intrigues at Versailles'' by Thomas D'Urfey (1697) * Lady Fancyfull in '' The Provoked Wife'' by

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(1697) * Alouisia in '' The Italian Husband'' by Edward Ravenscroft (1697) *Venutia in '' Boadicea, Queen of Britain'' by Charles Hopkins (1697) * Ophelia in ''

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'' by Thomas Dilke (1698) * Urania in '' Rinaldo and Armida'' by John Dennis (1698) * Appamia in '' The False Friend'' by Mary Pix (1699) * Mrs Clerimont in ''

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'' by Mary Pix (1700) * Mrs Fainall in '' The Way of the World'' by William Congreve (1700) * Cleone in '' The Ambitious Stepmother'' by Nicholas Rowe (1700) * Nerissa in ''

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'' by

(1701) * Marina in '' The Czar of Muscovy'' by Mary Pix (1701) * Berenice in '' Antiochus the Great'' by Jane Wiseman (1701) * Lady Dolt in '' The Ladies Visiting Day'' by

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(1701) *Candace in '' Altemira'' by Roger Boyle (1701) * Damon in '' The Fickle Shepherdess'' by

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(1703) * Lucinda in '' The Governour of Cyprus'' by

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(1703) * Mrs Hartley in '' As You Find It'' by Charles Boyle (1703) * Leonora in '' The Mistake'' by

(1705) * Diana in '' The Temple of Love'' by

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(1706) * Urganda in '' The British Enchanters'' by

(1706) * Emelia in '' Adventures in Madrid'' by Mary Pix (1706) * Florinda in '' The Rover'' by

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(1707)

References

Bibliography

* Caines, Michael in ''The Plays and Poems of Nicholas Rowe, Volume I: The Early Plays''. Taylor & Francis, 2016. * Lanier, Henry Wysham. ''The First English Actresses: From the Initial Appearance of Women on the Stage in 1660 Till 1700''. The Players, 1930. * Van Lennep, W. ''The London Stage, 1660–1800: Volume One, 1660–1700''. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960. 17th-century English people 18th-century English people English stage actresses 17th-century English actresses 18th-century English actresses 1677 births 1707 deaths Actresses from London {{England-stage-actor-stub