Jane Long was an English stage actor of the seventeenth century. She was recruited into the Duke's Company after the theatres were repopened following the

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and became a noted comedienne, at a time when the Restoration comedy genre was flourishing.Howe p.75-76

Selected roles

* Laughing Jane in ''

The Cutter of Coleman Street ''The Cutter of Coleman Street'' is a comedy play by the English writer Abraham Cowley. It premiered at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre on 16 December 1661, performed by the Duke's Company. Cowley had originally written it in 1658 during the Eng ...

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(1661) * Flora in ''

The Adventures of Five Hours ''The Adventures of Five Hours'' is a 1663 comedy play by the English writer Sir Samuel Tuke, 1st Baronet. Based on the play ''Los empenos de seis horas'' by Antonio Coello, It is an early example of the developing Restoration comedy tradition ...

'' by Samuel Tuke (1663) * Diacelia in '' The Slighted Maid'' by

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(1663) * Brianella in '' The Stepmother'' by

(1663) * Widow in ''

The Comical Revenge ''The Comical Revenge; Or, Love In A Tub'' is a 1664 comedy play by the English writer George Etherege. First staged by the Duke's Company, it premiered at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre. It is one of the earliest Restoration Comedies. The ...

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(1664) * Leucippe in ''

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(1664) * Zarma in '' Mustapha'' by Roger Boyle (1665) * Mandanda in ''

The Women's Conquest ''The Women's Conquest'' is a 1670 tragedy by the English writer Edward Howard. It was first staged by the Duke's Company at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre with a cast that included Henry Harris as Tysamnes, William Smith as Foscaris, John ...

'' by Edward Howard (1670) * Mrs Brittle in '' The Amorous Widow'' by

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(1670) * Crispina in ''

The Six Days' Adventure ''The Six Days' Adventure; Or, The New Utopia'' is a 1671 comedy play by the English writer Edward Howard. First performed by the Duke's Company at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre in London, the original cast included Cave Underhill as Sir ...

'' by Edward Howard (1671) * Fickle in ''

The Town Shifts ''The Town Shifts; Or, The Suburb-Justice'' is a 1671 comedy play by Edward Revet. It was originally staged by the Duke's Company at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre in London. It is part of the tradition of Restoration Comedy. The original c ...

'' by Edward Revet (1671) * Paulina in ''

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John Crowne John Crowne (6 April 1641 – 1712) was a British dramatist. His father "Colonel" William Crowne, accompanied the earl of Arundel on a diplomatic mission to Vienna in 1637, and wrote an account of his journey. He emigrated to Nova Scotia whe ...

(1671) * Osiris in ''

Cambyses, King Of Persia ''Cambyses, King of Persia'' is 1671 tragedy by the English writer Elkanah Settle. It was staged by the Duke's Company at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre in London. The original cast included Thomas Betterton as Cambyses, Henry Harris as Prex ...

'' 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 ...

(1671) * Betty Rash in ''

The Morning Ramble ''The Morning Ramble'' also known as ''The Mourning Ramble; Or, The Town-humours'' is a 1672 comedy play by the English writer Henry Nevil Payne. It was staged by the Duke's Company at the Dorset Garden Theatre with a cast that included Thomas ...

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Henry Nevil Payne Henry Nevil Payne (died 1710?) was a dramatist and agitator for the Roman Catholic cause in Scotland and England. He wrote '' The Fatal Jealousy'' (1672), ''The Morning Ramble'' (1672), and ''The Siege of Constantinople'' (1675). After he finished ...

(1673)

References

Bibliography

* Howe, Elizabeth. ''The First English Actresses: Women and Drama, 1660–1700''. Cambridge University Press, 1992. * Pritchard, R.E. ''Scandalous Liaisons: Charles II and his Court''. Amberley Publishing Limited, 2015. 17th-century English people English stage actresses 17th-century English actresses Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown {{England-stage-actor-stub