Richard Cross was a British stage actor of the seventeenth and eighteenth century. It is probable that he began his career at the Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin before moving to London in 1700. It is also likely he was the brother of Letitia Cross. From 1710 to 1724 he appeared at the

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with a brief period at the Queen's Theatre in

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.Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.66 The actor also named Richard Cross was likely to have been his son.

Selected roles

* Charino in '' Love Makes a Man'' by Colley Cibber (1700) * Major Bombard in ''

The Old Mode and the New ''The Old Mode and the New'' is a 1703 comedy play by the English writer Thomas d'Urfey. The original Drury Lane cast included Benjamin Johnson as Sir Fumbler Oldmode, Robert Wilks as Frederick, John Mills as William Queenlove, William Bowen as ...

'' by Thomas d'Urfey (1703) * Salathiel in ''

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(1705) * Sir Hary Atall in '' The Double Gallant'' by Colley Cibber (1707) * Slouch in ''

The Man's Bewitched ''The Man's Bewitched'' is a 1709 comedy play by the British writer Susanna Centlivre. It is known by the longer title ''The Man's Bewitch'd; or, The Devil to do about Her''. The original Haymarket cast included John Bowman as Sir Jeffrey Const ...

'' by

Susanna Centlivre Susanna Centlivre (c. 1669 (baptised) – 1 December 1723), born Susanna Freeman and also known professionally as Susanna Carroll, was an English poet, actress, and "the most successful female playwright of the eighteenth century". Centlivre's " ...

(1709) * Sir Humphrey in ''

The What D'Ye Call It ''The What D'Ye Call It'' is a 1715 farce by the British writer John Gay. It was written as a parody of tragic plays, with particular reference to Thomas Otway's ''Venice Preserv'd''. It was originally performed as an afterpiece with Nicholas ...

'' by

John Gay John Gay (30 June 1685 – 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. He is best remembered for ''The Beggar's Opera'' (1728), a ballad opera. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peac ...

(1715) * Constable in ''

The Contrivances ''The Contrivances'' is a 1715 comedy play by the British writer Henry Carey. A farce, it produced was an afterpiece to follow on from a revival of ''Bonduca''. The original Drury Lane cast included Henry Norris as Argus, James Quin as Rovew ...

'' by

Henry Carey Henry Carey may refer to: *Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon (1526–1596), politician, general, and potential illegitimate son of Henry VIII *Henry Carey, 1st Earl of Dover (1580–1666), English peer *Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth (1596–1661), ...

(1715) * Carbuncle in '' The Country Lasses'' by Charles Johnson (1715)

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: West to Zwingman''. SIU Press, 1973. 18th-century English actors English male stage actors British male stage actors 18th-century English male actors 18th-century British male actors {{England-actor-stub