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. He was a member of the Dury Lane company before 1718, when he switched to join

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's company at the

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and remained there until his death.Johanson p.410

Selected roles

* Leander in '' The Coquet'' by Charles Molloy (1718) * Rosny in ''

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'' by

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(1719) * Narbal in '' The Imperial Captives'' by

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(1720) * Truelove in '' Hob's Wedding'' by John Leigh (1720) * Cleartes in ''

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'' by

(1721) * Arcas in '' Love and Duty'' by John Sturmy (1722) * Galloper in '' The Compromise'' by John Sturmy (1722) * Morvid in ''

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'' by George Jeffreys (1724) * Vitiges in ''

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'' by William Phillips (1724) * Sharper in '' The Bath Unmasked'' by Gabriel Odingsells (1725) * Governor of Tangier in '' Money the Mistress'' by

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(1726) * Lychormas in '' The Fall of Saguntum'' by

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(1727)

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: Volume VIII''. SIU Press, 1978. * Johanson, Kristine. ''Shakespeare Adaptations from the Early Eighteenth Century: Five Plays''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2013. English male stage actors British male stage actors 18th-century English male actors 18th-century British male actors 1727 deaths {{England-actor-stub