Thomas Simpson was an English stage actor of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century. His surname is sometimes written as Sympson. He joined the United Company from the 1687–88 season, but his early roles are unknown. Following the 1695 split he stayed at

Drury Lane Drury Lane is a street on the eastern boundary of the Covent Garden area of London, running between Aldwych and High Holborn. The northern part is in the borough of Camden and the southern part in the City of Westminster. Notable landmarks ...

with Christopher Rich's company and acted in a number of roles until 1702. From 1703 he William Bullock and

William Pinkethman William Pinkethman(also Penkethman, Pinkeman, Pinkerman, etc.; nicknamed Pinkey) (c.1660–1725) was an English comic actor, a low comedian with a droll style, and theatre manager. He was considered an imitator of Anthony Leigh. Starting in th ...

operated a theatrical stall at Bartholomew Fair.Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.96

Selected roles

* King in '' Agnes de Castro'' by

Catherine Trotter Catharine Trotter Cockburn (16 August 1679 – 11 May 1749) was an English novelist, dramatist, and philosopher. She wrote on moral philosophy, theological tracts, and had a voluminous correspondence. Trotter's work addresses a range of issues ...

(1695) * Hottman '' Oroonoko'' by Thomas Southerne (1695) * Curio in ''

Neglected Virtue ''Neglected Virtue'' is a 1696 tragedy by the Irish writer Charles Hopkins.Watson p.765 It is also known by the longer title ''Neglected Virtue; or, The Unhappy Conquerour''. The original Drury Lane cast included George Powell as Phraates, Hild ...

'' by Charles Hopkins (1696) * Mufti in ''

Ibrahim, the Thirteenth Emperor of the Turks ''Ibrahim, the Thirteenth Emperor of the Turks'' is a she-tragedy written by Mary Pix, first performed in 1696. Pix's first play, it purported to describe incidents in the life of Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire, Ibrahim, Sultan of the Ottoman Emp ...

'' by Mary Pix (1696) * Don Leon in ''

The Campaigners ''The Campaigners; Or, The Pleasant Adventures At Brussels'' is a 1698 comedy play by the English writer Thomas D'Urfey. It was first staged at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane by Christopher Rich's Company. The original Drury Lane cast included ...

'' by Thomas D'Urfey (1698) * Governor in '' Love Makes a Man'' by Colley Cibber (1700) * Armando in '' The Perjured Husband'' 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 " ...

(1700) * Neoptolemus in '' The Virgin Prophetess'' by Elkanah Settle (1701) * Du Law in ''

The Unhappy Penitent ''The Unhappy Penitent'' is a 1701 tragedy by the English writer Catharine Trotter Cockburn, Catherine Trotter.Nicoll p.361 It is set at the French court of the late fifteenth century where Charles VIII of France, Charles VIII plans to break his ...

'' by

(1701) * Lord Bellamy in '' Sir Harry Wildair'' by

George Farquhar George Farquhar (1677The explanation for the dual birth year appears in Louis A. Strauss, ed., A Discourse Upon Comedy, The Recruiting Officer, and The Beaux’ Stratagem by George Farquhar' (Boston: D.C. Heath & Co., 1914), p. v. Strauss notes ...

(1701) * Meroan in '' The Generous Conqueror'' by Bevil Higgons (1701) * Neoptolemus in '' The Virgin Prophetess'' by Elkanah Settle (1701) * Uberto in '' The Patriot'' by Charles Gildon (1702) * Mendez in ''

All for the Better ''All for the Better'' is a 1702 comedy play by the English writer Francis Manning. The original Drury Lane cast included Thomas Simpson as Mendez, Robert Wilks as Woodvil, John Mills as Johnson, Charles Fairbank as Young Mendez, John Bickerst ...

'' by Francis Manning (1702)

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: Volume 14''. SIU Press, 1978. 17th-century English people English male stage actors British male stage actors 17th-century English male actors 18th-century English male actors 18th-century British male actors Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown {{England-actor-stub