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John Bowman (1651–1739) was a British
stage actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
.''The Routledge Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama'' p.XXXVIII He began his career in the
Duke's Company The Duke's Company was a theatre company chartered by King Charles II at the start of the Restoration era, 1660. Sir William Davenant was manager of the company under the patronage of Prince James, Duke of York. During that period, theatres ...
at the
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. In 1692, he married Elizabeth Watson, who acted under the name
Elizabeth Bowman Elizabeth Bowman (c. 1677 – 1707) was an English stage actress 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 mar ...
. He later switched to act at the Drury Lane Theatre. He is also referred to as John Boman.


Selected roles

* Peter Santloe in '' The Counterfeit Bridegroom'' by
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(1677) * Saunter in '' Friendship in Fashion'' by
Thomas Otway Thomas Otway (3 March 165214 April 1685) was an English dramatist of the Restoration period, best known for '' Venice Preserv'd'', or ''A Plot Discover'd'' (1682). Life Otway was born at Trotton near Midhurst, the parish of which his father ...
(1678) * Patroclus in '' The Destruction of Troy'' by John Banks (1678) * Pisander in '' The Loyal General'' by
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(1679) * Crotchett '' The Virtuous Wife'' by Thomas D'Urfey (1679) * Patroclus in ''
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'' by
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(1679) * Mr Shatter in '' The Revenge'' by
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(1680) * Duke of Clarence in '' The Misery of Civil War'' by John Crowne (1680) * Atticus in '' Theodosius'' by
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(1680) * Dreswell in '' The City Heiress'' by
Aphra Behn Aphra Behn (; baptism, bapt. 14 December 1640 – 16 April 1689) was an English playwright, poet, prose writer and translator from the Restoration (England), Restoration era. As one of the first English women to earn her living by her writ ...
(1682) * Broom in '' The Royalist'' by Thomas D'Urfey (1682) * Rabsheka Sly in '' Mr. Turbulent'' by
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(1682) * Sylvester in ''
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(1683) * Nicusa in '' A Commonwealth of Women'' by Thomas D'Urfey (1685) * Rowland in '' The Devil of a Wife'' by Thomas Jevon (1686) * Trueman in '' The Squire of Alsatia'' by
Thomas Shadwell Thomas Shadwell ( – 19 November 1692) was an English poet and playwright who was appointed Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, Poet Laureate in 1689. Life Shadwell was born at either Bromehill Farm, Weeting-with-Broomhill or Santon House, Ly ...
(1688) * Bewford in '' A Fool's Preferment'' by Thomas D'Urfey (1688) * Don Alvarez in '' Don Sebastian'' by
John Dryden John Dryden (; – ) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, Poet Laureate. He is seen as dominating the literary life of Restoration (En ...
(1689) * Genius in '' The Massacre of Paris'' by
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(1689) * Littlegad in '' The Fortune Hunters'' by John Carlile (1689) * Trim in '' Bury Fair'' by
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(1689) * Cavarnio in '' The Widow Ranter'' by
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(1689) * Phoebus in ''
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(1690) * Earl of Leicester in ''
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'' by William Mountfort (1690) * Isdigerdes in '' Distressed Innocence'' by
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(1690) * Father Finical in '' The English Friar'' by John Crowne (1690) * Alphonso in ''
Alphonso, King of Naples ''Alphonso, King of Naples'' is a 1690 tragedy by the English writer George Powell (playwright), George Powell. First staged by the United Company at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, the original cast included John Bowman (actor), John Bowman as A ...
'' by George Powell (1690) * Beau in ''
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'' by William Mountfort (1691) * Grimbald in ''
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(1691) * Dancing Master 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 Sch ...
'' by Thomas D'Urfey (1691) * Courtall in '' The Wives Excuse'' by
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(1691) * Sir Nicholas Dainty in '' The Volunteers'' by
Thomas Shadwell Thomas Shadwell ( – 19 November 1692) was an English poet and playwright who was appointed Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, Poet Laureate in 1689. Life Shadwell was born at either Bromehill Farm, Weeting-with-Broomhill or Santon House, Ly ...
(1692) * Brainless in '' The Marriage-Hater Matched'' by Thomas D'Urfey (1692) * Rice ap Shinken in '' The Richmond Heiress'' by Thomas D'Urfey (1693) * Sir Timothy Witless in ''
The Female Virtuosos ''The Female Virtuosos'' is a 1693 comedy play by the English writer Thomas Wright. It is based on the 1672 play ''Les Femmes Savantes'' by the French writer Molière about two young sisters who try and get out of a marriage arrangement with a f ...
'' by Thomas Wright (1693) * Gayman in '' The Maid's Last Prayer'' by
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(1693) * King of Persia in '' The Ambitious Slave'' by
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(1694) * Craesus in ''
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'' by John Banks (1695) * Tattle in '' Love for Love'' by
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(1695) * Bonvile in '' The City Bride'' by Joseph Harris (1696) * Bellardin in '' The City Lady'' by Thomas Dilke (1696) * Haynes in '' The Italian Husband'' by Edward Ravenscroft (1697) * Spendall in '' The Innocent Mistress'' by
Mary Pix Mary Pix (1666 – 17 May 1709) was an English novelist and playwright. As an admirer of Aphra Behn and colleague of Susanna Centlivre, Pix has been called "a link between women writers of the Stuart Restoration, Restoration and Augustan litera ...
(1697) * Vainthroat in ''
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'' by Thomas Dilke (1698) * Viceroy of Sardinia in ''
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Mary Pix Mary Pix (1666 – 17 May 1709) was an English novelist and playwright. As an admirer of Aphra Behn and colleague of Susanna Centlivre, Pix has been called "a link between women writers of the Stuart Restoration, Restoration and Augustan litera ...
(1699) * Magius '' The Fate of Capua'' by
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(1700) * Magas in '' The Ambitious Stepmother'' by Nicholas Rowe (1700) * Artenor in ''
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'' by Jane Wiseman (1701) * Saunter in '' The Ladies Visiting Day'' by William Burnaby (1701) * Mode in '' The Beau's Duel'' by
Susanna Centlivre Susanna Centlivre (c. 1669 (baptised) – 1 December 1723), born Susanna Freeman, and also known professionally as Susanna Carroll, was an English poet, actress, and "the most successful female playwright of the eighteenth century". Centlivre's ...
(1702) * Sir Jeffrey Constant in '' The Man's Bewitched'' by
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(1709) * Decius in ''
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(1713) * Mendwell in '' The Apparition'' by
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(1713) * Friendly in '' The Female Advocates'' by William Taverner (1713) * Sir Richard Ratcliff in ''
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'' by Nicholas Rowe (1714) * Duke of Milan '' The Cruel Gift'' by
Susanna Centlivre Susanna Centlivre (c. 1669 (baptised) – 1 December 1723), born Susanna Freeman, and also known professionally as Susanna Carroll, was an English poet, actress, and "the most successful female playwright of the eighteenth century". Centlivre's ...
(1716) * Prince of Cambria in '' Lucius'' by Delarivier Manley (1717) * Sir Tremendous in '' Three Hours After Marriage'' by
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(1717) * Ebranc in ''
The Briton ''The Briton'' is a 1722 tragedy by the British writer Ambrose Philips. The play is set in pre- Roman Celtic Britain. Performed at Drury Lane the original cast included Barton Booth as Vanoc, Robert Wilks as Ivor, John Thurmond as Didius, J ...
'' by
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(1722) * Ghost in '' Timoleon'' by Benjamin Martyn (1730)


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. * Straub, Kristina, G. Anderson, Misty and O'Quinn, Daniel . ''The Routledge Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama''. Taylor & Francis, 2017. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bowman (actor), John English male stage actors British male stage actors 17th-century English male actors 18th-century English male actors 18th-century British male actors 1651 births 1739 deaths