Marmaduke Watson was an English stage actor of the seventeenth century. Part of the

King's Company The King's Company was one of two enterprises granted the rights to mount theatrical productions in London, after the London theatre closure had been lifted at the start of the English Restoration. It existed from 1660 to 1682, when it merged wit ...

based at the

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, he was one of the actors who sided with Charles Killigrew during a dispute in the company in 1677. In 1682 when the

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 ...

was formed he left and went to

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to join the

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. He later returned to London where his final known performances were with

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's company at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre.Highfill, Burnim & Langhans pp. 300�–01.

Selected roles

* Bakam in ''

The Island Princess ''The Island Princess'' is a late Jacobean tragicomedy by John Fletcher, initially published in the first Beaumont and Fletcher folio of 1647. The play The authorship and the stage premier of the play are generally thought to have occurred ...

'' by John Fletcher (1668) * Hamet in ''

The Conquest of Granada ''The Conquest of Granada'' is a English Restoration, Restoration era stage play, a two-part tragedy written by John Dryden that was first acted in 1670 in literature, 1670 and 1671 in literature, 1671 and published in 1672 in literature, 1672. ...

'' by

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(1670) * Hostilius in '' The Roman Empress'' by William Joyner (1670) * Eubulus in '' Marriage à la mode'' by

(1673) * Don Manuel in ''

The Spanish Rogue ''The Spanish Rogue'' is a 1673 comedy play by the English writer Thomas Duffet. It was first performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane by the King's Company. The original cast included William Harris as Don Fenise, Edward Lydall as Don Alo ...

'' by Thomas Duffett (1673) * Captain Middleton in '' Amboyna'' by

(1673) * Silvius in ''

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'' by Nathaniel Lee (1674) * Montanto in '' Othello'' by

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(1675) * Swordsman in ''

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'' by John Fletcher (1675) * Maherbal in ''

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'' by Nathaniel Lee (1675) * Arratur in '' Wits Led By the Nose'' by William Chamberlayne (1677) * Old Thrashard in '' The Country Innocence'' by

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(1677) * Eumenes in ''

The Rival Queens ''The Rival Queens, or the Death Of Alexander the Great'' is a Restoration tragedy written by Nathaniel Lee . Regarded as one of his best tragedies, the play revolves around Alexander the Great and his two wives, Roxana and Statira, whose compe ...

'' by Nathaniel Lee (1677) * Physician in '' Trick for Trick'' by

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(1678) * Fidalbo in ''

The Italian Husband ''The Italian Husband'' is a 1697 tragedy by the English writer Edward Ravenscroft. It was first staged by Thomas Betterton's company at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre in London. The original cast included John Verbruggen as Frederico, Elizabe ...

'' by

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(1697) * Strechwell in ''

The Deceiver Deceived ''The Deceiver Deceived'' is a comedy written by Mary Pix, first performed in 1697. Pix's unpublished manuscript was rejected by the actor and producer George Powell, who subsequently plagiarized it in his play ''Imposture Defeated'' (1697). P ...

'' by

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(1697)

References

Bibliography

* Highfill, Philip H, Burnim, Kalman A. & Langhans, Edward A. ''A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers & Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660–1800, Volume 15''. SIU Press, 1993. * Nicoll, Allardyce. ''A History of English Drama 1660–1900. Volume I''. Cambridge University Press, 2009. * Van Lennep, W. ''The London Stage, 1660–1800: Volume One, 1660–1700''. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960. * Wilson, John Harold. ''Mr. Goodman the Player''. University of Pittsburgh Press, 1964. 17th-century English people English male stage actors 17th-century English male actors Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown {{England-stage-actor-stub