Emily Price was an English

stage actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ...

of the seventeenth century. She was a member of the Duke's Company between 1676 and 1682, acting at the

Dorset Garden Theatre The Dorset Garden Theatre in London, built in 1671, was in its early years also known as the Duke of York's Theatre, or the Duke's Theatre. In 1685, King Charles II died and his brother, the Duke of York, was crowned as James II. When the Du ...

in London and then joined 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&ndas ...

. She was a friend of the playwright Aphra Behn and appeared in several of her plays. She was billed as Mrs Price.Lanier p.72

Selected roles

* Christina in '' Squire Oldsapp'' by

Thomas D'Urfey Thomas d'Urfey (a.k.a. Tom Durfey; 165326 February 1723) was an English writer and wit. He wrote plays, songs, jokes, and poems. He was an important innovator and contributor in the evolution of the ballad opera. Life D'Urfey was born in Devonsh ...

(1678) * Helena in '' The Destruction of Troy'' by John Banks (1678) * Lucretia in '' Sir Patient Fancy'' by Aphra Behn (1678) * Violante in '' The Counterfeits'' by John Leanerd (1678) * Camilla 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 fathe ...

(1678) * Edraste in '' The Loyal General'' by

Nahum Tate Nahum Tate ( ; 1652 – 30 July 1715) was an 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 libretto for ...

(1679) * Adorna in '' Caesar Borgia'' by Nathaniel Lee (1679) * Sylvia in '' The Soldier's Fortune'' by

(1680) * Diana in '' The Revenge'' by Aphra Behn (1680) * Priscilla in ''

Mr Turbulent ''Mr Turbulent; Or, The Melanchollicks'' is a 1682 comedy play by an anonymous author. It was originally staged by the Duke's Company at the Dorset Garden Theatre in London. The original cast included Cave Underhill as Timothy Turbulent, Thomas ...

'' by Anonymous (1680) * Security's Wife in ''

Cuckold's Haven ''Cuckold's Haven; Or, An Alderman No Conjurer'' is a 1685 comedy play by the Irish writer Nahum Tate. It was first staged at the Dorset Garden Theatre in London by the United Company. It was a reworking of George Chapman, Ben Jonson and John Ma ...

'' by

(1685) * Hippolita in ''

A Commonwealth of Women ''A Commonwealth of Women'' is a 1685 comedy play by the English writer Thomas D'Urfey. Originally performed by the United Company as the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, the cast included Joseph Williams as Captain Marine, Philip Griffin as Du Pier, ...

'' by

(1685) * Jane in '' The Devil of a Wife'' by

Thomas Jevon Thomas Jevon (1652–1688) was an English playwright, and one of the first English Harlequins. He began his career as a dancing master, but worked his way onto the stage, and played leading low-comedy parts in London between 1673 and 1688. His br ...

(1686)

References

Bibliography

* Lanier, Henry Wysham. ''The First English Actresses: From the Initial Appearance of Women on the Stage in 1660 Till 1700''. The Players, 1930. * Van Lennep, W. ''The London Stage, 1660–1800: Volume One, 1660–1700''. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960. * Woodcock, George. ''Aphra Behn: The English Sappho''. Black Rose Books, 1989. 17th-century English people English stage actresses 17th-century English actresses Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown {{England-stage-actor-stub