Thomas Percival or Percivall was an English stage actor of the seventeenth century.Johnson p.127 He was a member of 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 ...

from 1671 to 1682 and then the merged

United Company The United Company was a London theatre company formed in 1682 with the merger of the King's Company and the Duke's Company. Both the Duke's and King's Companies suffered poor attendance during the turmoil of the Popish Plot period, 1678–8 ...

until 1686. Throughout his career he was confined to playing

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s, never graduating to major parts. He was the father of the actress Susanna Verbruggen. In 1693, following his retirement from the stage, he was arrested for

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, a

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, for which he was sentenced to hang at

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. The intercession of his daughter with

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saw his sentence commuted to

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, but before he reached

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he died of natural causes.

Selected roles

* Burbon in '' Love and Revenge'' by

Elkanah Settle Elkanah Settle (1 February 1648 – 12 February 1724) was an English poet and playwright. Biography He was born at Dunstable, and entered Trinity College, Oxford, in 1666, but left without taking a degree. His first tragedy, '' Cambyses, King ...

(1674) * Osmin in ''

Abdelazer ''Abdelazer; or, The Moor's Revenge'' ( or ) is a 1676 play by Aphra Behn, an adaptation of the c. 1600 tragedy '' Lust's Dominion''. It is Behn's only tragic play. Plot Abdelazer is a captive Moor living at the court of King Philip of Spain, ...

'' 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 ...

(1676) * Old Monylove in '' Tom Essence'' by Thomas Rawlins (1676) * Sir Nicholas Gimcrack in '' The Virtuoso'' 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 ...

(1676) * Ordgano in '' The Wrangling Lovers'' by

Edward Ravenscroft Edward Ravenscroft ( – 1707) was an English dramatist who belonged to an ancient Flintshire family. He was entered at the Middle Temple, but devoted his attention mainly to literature. Ravenscroft was the first critic to posit that Shakesp ...

(1676) * Carino in '' Pastor Fido'' by

(1676) * Leander in '' The Cheats of Scapin'' 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 ...

(1676) * Sir Gregory Lovemuch in '' The Counterfeit Bridegroom'' by

(1677) * Apothecary in '' A Fond Husband'' by Thomas D'Urfey (1677) * Truro in ''

The French Conjuror ''The French Conjuror'' is a comedy play by the English writer Thomas Porter (dramatist), Thomas Porter. It was first staged by the Duke's Company at the Dorset Garden Theatre in London in June 1677. The original cast included Thomas Jevon as Av ...

'' by Thomas Porter (1677) * Philippo in '' The Rover'' by

(1677) * Dormilon in ''

The Counterfeits ''The Counterfeits'' is a 1678 comedy play by the English writer John Leanerd. It was staged by the Duke's Company at the Dorset Garden Theatre with a cast that included Anthony Leigh as Don Gomez, Thomas Gillow as Don Luis, Thomas Betterton as ...

'' by

John Leanerd John Leanerd () was a British playwright who is known for plagiarising. Works * ''The Country Innocence, The Country Innocence; or, the Chambermaid turn'd Quaker'', London, a comedy acted at the London Theatre Royal in Lent, 1677, by the younger ...

(1678) * Vitellozzo in '' Caesar Borgia'' by

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(1679) * Granius in '' Caius Marius'' by

(1679) * Priam in ''

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'' 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 ...

(1679) * Chaplain in '' The Orphan'' by

(1680) * Old Lord Clifford in '' The Misery of Civil War'' by John Crowne (1680) * Fecilian Priests in ''

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'' by

(1680) * Spinosa in '' Venice Preserved'' by

(1682) * Captain Jonas in '' The Royalist'' by Thomas D'Urfey (1682) * Doctor Quibus in '' Mr. Turbulent'' by

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(1682) * Malicorne in '' The Duke of Guise'' by

(1683) * Boldsprite in '' A Commonwealth of Women'' by Thomas D'Urfey (1684) * Mago in ''

A Duke and No Duke ''A Duke and No Duke'' is a 1684 comedy play by the Irish writer Nahum Tate. It was originally staged by the United Company at the Drury Lane Theatre in London with a cast including John Wiltshire as Lavinio, Thomas Gillow as Barberino, Jos ...

'' by

Nahum Tate Nahum Tate ( ; 1652 – 30 July 1715) was an Anglo-Irish poet, hymnist, and lyricist, who became Poet Laureate in 1692. Tate is best known for '' The History of King Lear'', his 1681 adaptation of Shakespeare's ''King Lear'', and for his libr ...

(1684) * Mr Nokes in '' Cuckold's Haven'' by

(1685) * Cook in '' The Devil of a Wife'' by Thomas Jevon (1686) * Lopez in '' The Banditti'' by Thomas D'Urfey (1686)

References

Bibliography

* Bush-Bailey, Gilli . ''Treading the bawds: Actresses and playwrights on the Late Stuart stage''. Manchester University Press, 2013. * Johnson, Odai. ''Rehearsing the Revolution: Radical Performance, Radical Politics in the English Restoration''. University of Delaware Press, 2000. * Todd, Janet. ''The Works of Aphra Behn: v. 6: Complete Plays''. Routledge, 2018. * Van Lennep, W. ''The London Stage, 1660–1800: Volume One, 1660–1700''. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960. English male stage actors 17th-century English male actors Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown {{England-stage-actor-stub