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John Richards (actor)

John Richards (actor)

English actor

John Richards was an English stage actor of the seventeenth century. An early member of the Duke's Company in London, he was lured away to the new Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin by John Ogilby.[1] He was back with the Duke's at the Dorset Garden Theatre from the mid-1670s, but while in Ireland he was able to play major roles his English performances were generally supporting parts.

Selected roles

References

  1. [1]
    Roberts p.143

Bibliography

  • Roberts, David. George Farquhar: A Migrant Life Reversed.
  • 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.
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