Edward Berry (1706-1760) was a British

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. He was a long-standing member of the

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company, appearing frequently with

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.Marshall & Kishi p.462

Selected roles

* Hobinol in '' The Village Opera'' by Charles Johnson (1729) * Pantomine in '' Bayes's Opera'' by

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(1730) * Butler in '' The Devil to Pay'' by

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(1731) * Gentleman in ''

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'' by Charles Johnson (1732) * Sparke in ''

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'' by

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(1733) * Valeius Publicola in '' Junius Brutus'' by

William Duncombe William Duncombe (19 January 1690 – 26 February 1769) was a British author and playwright. Life Duncombe worked in the Navy Office from 1706 until 1725. That year, he and Elizabeth Hughes won a very large lottery sum on a joint ticket. He mar ...

(1734) * Don Lopez in '' Trick for Trick'' by Robert Fabian (1735) * Osmyn in '' The Christian Hero'' by

George Lillo George Lillo (3 February 1691 – 4 September 1739) was an English playwright and tragedian. He was also a jeweller in London. He produced his first stage work, ''Silvia, or The Country Burial'', in 1730, and a year later his most famous play, ...

(1735) * Chatillon in '' Zara'' by Aaron Hill (1736) * Byron in ''

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'' by James Miller (1737) * Ceron in '' The Fatal Retirement'' by Anthony Brown (1739) * Manilus in ''

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'' by

William Havard William Thomas Havard (23 October 1889 – 17 August 1956) was a Welsh clergyman and rugby union international player. He served as a military chaplain during the First World War, and later as Bishop of St Asaph and then Bishop of St Dav ...

(1744) * Siftem in '' The Astrologer'' by

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(1744) * Cardinal Perigot in ''

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'' by

William Shirley William Shirley (2 December 1694 – 24 March 1771) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of the British American colonies of Massachusetts Bay and the Bahamas. He is best known for his role in organi ...

(1750) * Philip in '' The Brothers'' by

Edward Young Edward Young (c. 3 July 1683 – 5 April 1765) was an English poet, best remembered for ''Night-Thoughts'', a series of philosophical writings in blank verse, reflecting his state of mind following several bereavements. It was one of the mos ...

(1753) * Xuthus in ''

Creusa, Queen of Athens ''Creusa, Queen of Athens'' is a 1754 tragedy by the British writer William Whitehead.Watson p.861 It is based on the story of Creusa of Athens In Greek mythology, Creusa (; Ancient Greek: Κρέουσα ''Kreousa'' "princess" ) was an Athens, ...

'' by William Whitehead (1754)

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 2''. SIU Press, 1975. * Marshall, Gail & Kishi, Tetsuo. '' Lives of Shakespearian Actors, Volume 1''. Pickering & Chatto, 2008. 18th-century English people 18th-century British actors English male stage actors British male stage actors 18th-century English male actors 18th-century British male actors 1706 births 1760 deaths {{England-stage-actor-stub