William Milward (1702-1742) was a British

stage actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ...

. He began his career with

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's company at the

Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre Lisle's Tennis Court was a building off Portugal Street in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London. Originally built as a real tennis court, it was used as a playhouse during two periods, 1661–1674 and 1695–1705. During the early period, ...

and also appeared at the

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. From 1734 he became part of the company at

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where he remained for the rest of his career.The Routledge Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama p.lix

Selected roles

* Wingrave in ''

Money the Mistress ''Money the Mistress'' is a 1726 comedy play by the Irish writer Thomas Southerne. It was his final play. Staged by John Rich at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, the cast included James Quin as Warcourt, Lacy Ryan as Mourville, Thomas Walker a ...

'' by

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(1726) * Curtius in ''

The Fall of Saguntum ''The Fall of Saguntum'' is a 1727 tragedy by the British writer Philip Frowde. The plot revolves around the Siege of Saguntum in the Second Punic War, and is fall the forces of the Carthaginian general Hannibal. Influenced by the style of John Ad ...

'' by

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(1727) * Antigonus in ''

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'' by David Lewis (1727) * Eumenes in '' The Virgin Queen'' by Richard Barford (1728) * Pahnes in ''

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'' by John Sturmy (1728) * Anspach in ''

Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lunenburgh ''Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lunenburgh'' is a 1729 historical play, historical tragedy by the British writer Eliza Haywood. It is based on the life medieval ruler Frederick I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Haywood, well-known for her novel ...

'' by

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(1729) * Mardonius in ''

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'' by

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(1729) * Merit in ''

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'' by

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(1730) * Araxes in ''

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'' by

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(1731) * Aristedes in ''

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'' by John Tracy (1731) * Arsaces in ''

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'' by

(1731) * Polydorus in '' Merope'' by George Jeffreys (1731) * Young Bellefleur in ''

The Married Philosopher ''The Married Philosopher'' is a 1732 comedy play by the writer John Kelly. It was inspired by the 1727 play ''Le Philosophe Marié'' by the French writer Philippe Néricault Destouches.Nicoll p.404 The original Lincoln's Inn Fields cast included ...

'' by John Kelly (1732) * Antonio in ''

The Fatal Secret ''The Fatal Secret'' is a 1733 tragedy by the British writer Lewis Theobald.Nicoll p.359 The original Covent Garden cast included Lacy Ryan as Ferdinand, Thomas Walker as Cardinal of Aragon, William Milward as Antonio, Thomas Chapman as Marqui ...

'' by

(1733) * Titus in '' Junius Brutus'' by

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(1734) * Scandenberg in ''

The Christian Hero ''The Christian Hero'' is a 1735 tragedy by the British writer George Lillo. It is based on the life of Skanderbeg who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in the fifteenth century. Two years earlier William Havard had written ''Scanderbeg ...

'' by

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(1735) * Valentine in ''

The Man of Taste ''The Man of Taste'' is a 1735 comedy play by the British writer James Miller.Gilman p.61 It was a success and was performed numerous times during the theatre season. It is also known by the longer title ''The Man Of Taste or, The Guardians''. ...

'' by James Miller (1735) * Lusignan in '' Zara'' by Aaron Hill (1736) * Gratiano in ''

The Universal Passion ''The Universal Passion'' is a 1737 comedy play by the British writer James Miller. It is a reworking of Shakespeare's ''Much Ado About Nothing''.Findlay p.6 The original Drury Lane cast included William Milward as Gratiano, William Mills as B ...

'' by James Miller (1737) *First brother in ''

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'' by

Thomas Arne Thomas Augustine Arne (; 12 March 17105 March 1778) was an English composer. He is best known for his patriotic song "Rule, Britannia!" and the song "A-Hunting We Will Go", the latter composed for a 1777 production of ''The Beggar's Opera'', whic ...

(1738) * Egistus in ''

Agamemnon In Greek mythology, Agamemnon (; grc-gre, Ἀγαμέμνων ''Agamémnōn'') was a king of Mycenae who commanded the Greeks during the Trojan War. He was the son, or grandson, of King Atreus and Queen Aerope, the brother of Menelaus, the husb ...

'' by James Thomson (1738) * Lanertes in '' The Fatal Retirement'' by Anthony Brown (1739) * Mustapha in '' Mustapha'' by David Mallet (1739) * Conrade in '' Elmerick'' by

(1740)

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. * Straub, Kristina, G. Anderson, Misty and O'Quinn, Daniel . ''The Routledge Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama''. Taylor & Francis, 2017. 18th-century English people English male stage actors British male stage actors 18th-century English male actors 18th-century British male actors 1702 births 1742 deaths {{England-stage-actor-stub