George Pack (

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1700–1724) was a British stage actor, singer and theatre manager of the eighteenth century.Heard p.48 His first known performance on the London stage was as Westmoreland in Shakespeare's '' Henry IV'' at the

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and he remained with the company until it transferred to the Queens's Theatre in the Haymarket in 1705. He played in a mixture of comedies and tragedies, originating roles in plays by many of the leading dramatists of the era including Nicholas Rowe,

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and

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. In 1708 Pack joined the

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company and remained with it until he left to join

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's new company at the revived Lincoln's Inn Fields Theare in 1715. His final original role was in '' The Chimera'' in 1721. The following year he announced his retirement but came back briefly to appear in a benefit performance for

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in 1724 and also received his own benefit shortly afterwards. After leaving the stage he took over an

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located on the corner of Haymarket and Pall Mall which he renamed ''The Busie Body'' after the play in which he played his best known role of Marplot. His year of death is unknown but occurred some time before 1749.

Selected roles

* Cleanthes in '' The Ambitious Stepmother'' by Nicholas Rowe (1700) * Rureck in ''

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'' by

(1701) * Philotas in ''

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'' by Jane Wiseman (1701) * Ned in '' The Ladies Visiting Day'' by William Burnaby (1701) * Tilladen in '' Altemira'' by Charles Boyle (1701) * Morganius in ''

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'' by

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(1701) * Stratocles in ''

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'' by Nicholas Rowe (1702) * Ogle in '' The Beau's Duel'' by

(1702) * Francisco in '' The Stolen Heiress'' by

(1702) * Sir Anthony Loveman in ''

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'' by

(1703) * Jack Single in '' As You Find It'' by Charles Boyle (1703) * Pedro in '' Love Betrayed'' by William Burnaby (1703) * Fetch in '' The Stage Coach'' by

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(1704) * Pinch in '' The Biter'' by Nicholas Rowe (1704) * Sir Nicholas Empty in ''

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'' by David Crauford (1704) * Hector in '' The Gamester'' by

(1705) * Brass in '' The Confederacy'' by

(1705) * Robin in '' The Platonick Lady'' by

(1706) * Jo in ''

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'' by

(1706) * Sergeant Kite in ''

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'' by

(1706) * Saunter in '' The Double Gallant'' by

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(1707) * Orangewoman in '' The Fine Lady's Airs'' by Thomas Baker (1708) * Marplot in ''

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'' by

(1709) * Sir Threadbare in '' The Rival Fools'' by

(1709) * Mizen in '' The Fair Quaker of Deal'' by Charles Shadwell (1710) * Antonio in '' The City Ramble'' by

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(1711) * Plotwell in '' The Apparition'' by

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(1713) * Bite in ''

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'' by William Taverner (1713) * Decoy in '' The Doating Lovers'' by Newburgh Hamilton (1715) * Sir Anthony Thinwit in '' The Perplexed Couple'' by Charles Molloy (1715) * Frank Flash in '' The Artful Husband'' by William Taverner (1717) * Madame Filette in '' The Coquet'' by Charles Molloy (1718) * Obadiah Prim in '' A Bold Stroke for a Wife'' by

(1718) * Sir Vanity Halfwit in ''

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'' by John Leigh (1719) * Teartext in '' The Chimera'' by Thomas Odell (1721)

References

Bibliography

* Caines, Michael in ''The Plays and Poems of Nicholas Rowe, Volume I: The Early Plays''. Taylor & Francis, 2016. * Heard, Elisabeth J. ''Experimentation on the English Stage, 1695–1708: The Career of George Farquhar''. Routledge, 2015. {{DEFAULTSORT:Pack, George 18th-century English people English male stage actors British male stage actors 18th-century English male actors 18th-century British male actors Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown