John Egleton (1698-1727) was a British stage actor. He was a member of the

Lincoln's Inn Fields Lincoln's Inn Fields is the largest public square in London. It was laid out in the 1630s under the initiative of the speculative builder and contractor William Newton, "the first in a long series of entrepreneurs who took a hand in develo ...

company between 1717 and 1726, and also routinely performed at the summer fairs in London. In 1721 he married the actress Jane Giffard.Johanson p.409

Selected roles

* Florio in '' The Traitor'' by

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(1718) * Ranger in ''

The Coquet ''The Coquet, or the English Chevalier'' is a 1718 comedy play by the Irish writer Charles Molloy. Staged at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre the original cast included Lacy Ryan as Bellamy, Benjamin Griffin as Monsieur Caprice, John Leigh as ...

'' by Charles Molloy (1718) * Varnish in '' Kensington Gardens'' by John Leigh (1719) * Ravillac in ''

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'' by

Charles Beckingham Charles Beckingham (25 July 1699 – 19 February 1730-31) was an English poet and dramatist. Life Beckingham was born, according to the register of Merchant Taylors' School, on 25 July 1699 (Robinson's ''Register'', ii. 32). His father was a ...

(1719) * Carew in '' Sir Walter Raleigh'' by

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

John Mottley John Mottley (1692–1750) was an English writer, known as a dramatist, biographer, and compiler of jokes. Life He was the son of Colonel Thomas Mottley, a Jacobite adherent of James II in his exile, who entered the service of Louis XIV, and was ...

(1720) * Woodville in ''

Hob's Wedding ''Hob's Wedding'' is a 1720 farce by the Irish writer John Leigh. An afterpiece, it premiered at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre in support of the comedy '' The Half Pay Officers'' by Charles Molloy. The original cast included William Bulloc ...

'' by John Leigh (1720) * Arsaces in '' Antiochus'' by

(1721) * Achmat in ''

The Fair Captive ''The Fair Captive'' is a 1721 tragedy by the British writer Eliza Haywood. Performed at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre the cast featured James Quin as Mustapha, John Leigh as Ozmin, Anthony Boheme as Haly, Lacy Ryan as Alphonso, John Egle ...

'' by

Eliza Haywood Eliza Haywood (c. 1693 – 25 February 1756), born Elizabeth Fowler, was an English writer, actress and publisher. An increase in interest and recognition of Haywood's literary works began in the 1980s. Described as "prolific even by the standar ...

(1721) * Jerry in ''

Hanging and Marriage ''Hanging and Marriage'' is a 1722 farce by the British writer Henry Carey. Written as an afterpiece it premiered at Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre accompanying a revival of Dryden's '' The Spanish Friar''. The original cast included William Bul ...

'' by

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(1722) * Idas in '' Love and Duty'' by John Sturmy (1722) * O'Connor in ''

Hibernia Freed ''Hibernia Freed'' is a 1722 tragedy by the writer William Phillips. It is set during the ninth century during the Viking Invasion of Ireland. It was part of a growing Anglo-Irish interest in traditional Irish history, and part of a tendency to s ...

'' by William Phillips (1722) * Attalus in ''

The Fatal Legacy ''The Fatal Legacy'' is a 1723 tragedy by the British writer Jane Robe. It was inspired by Jean Racine's 1664 play ''La Thébaïde''.Staves p.208 It concerns the children of Oedipus in Thebes, Greece, Ancient Thebes. The original Lincoln's Inn F ...

'' by Jane Robe (1723) * Macro in ''

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'' by William Phillips (1724) * Pander in ''

The Bath Unmasked ''The Bath Unmasked'' is a 1725 comedy play by the British writer Gabriel Odingsells. The action takes place in the fashionable spa town of Bath. Staged at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre in London it lasted for six performances, considered a ...

'' by

Gabriel Odingsells Gabriel Odingsells (1690–1734) was a British playwright. He attended Pembroke College, Oxford. In 1725 he wrote a comedy ''The Bath Unmasked'', set in the city of Bath, Somerset, Bath, which appeared at Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre. This was fo ...

(1725)

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: Garrick to Gyngell''. SIU Press, 1978. * Johanson, Kristine. ''Shakespeare Adaptations from the Early Eighteenth Century: Five Plays''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2013. 18th-century English people English male stage actors British male stage actors 18th-century English male actors 18th-century British male actors 1698 births 1727 deaths {{England-bio-stub