Philip Cademan (born. 1643) was an English stage actor of the Restoration era. The son of an

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Thomas Cross, he adopted his stepfather's surname of Cademan after his mother remarried. In 1651 she married again this time to the playwright

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, who following the return of Charles II to the throne and the reopening of theatres, brought Cademan into the newly formed Duke's Company. His first known role as Sylvio in ''

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'' in 1662. He continued acting with the company, at

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and then the Dorset Gardens Theatre until 1673, when he was involved in a stage accident. During a performance of '' The Man's the Master'' he was wounded in the head with a sword during a stagefight with fellow actor Henry Harris. Unable to resume his career, he was paid a pension of thirty

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a week.Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.4

Selected roles

* Arviedo in '' The Slighted Maid'' by

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(1663) * Haly in '' Mustapha'' by Roger Boyle (1665) * Pisauro in '' The Forc'd Marriage'' by Aphra Behn (1670) * Alvanes in ''

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'' by Edward Howard (1670) * Ghost in '' Charles VIII of France'' by

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(1671) * Lovewell in ''

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'' by Edward Revet (1671) * Young Jorden in '' The Citizen Turned Gentleman'' by

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(1672) * Lovell in ''

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'' by

(1673) * Pedro in ''

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'' by Joseph Arrowsmith (1673)

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: Cabanel to Cory''. SIU Press, 1975. 17th-century English people English male stage actors 17th-century English male actors 1643 births Year of death unknown {{England-stage-actor-stub