Jane Long (actress) facts for kids

Jane Long was a talented English actress who lived in the 1600s. She became famous after theaters reopened in England during a time called the English Restoration. She joined a group of actors known as the Duke's Company. Jane was especially good at making people laugh, becoming a well-known comedienne. This was when a fun style of plays called Restoration comedy was very popular.

Plays She Starred In

Jane Long played many different characters in plays. Here are some of her most famous roles:

• Laughing Jane in The Cutter of Coleman Street by Abraham Cowley (1661)
• Flora in The Adventures of Five Hours by Samuel Tuke (1663)
• Diacelia in The Slighted Maid by Robert Stapylton (1663)
• Brianella in The Stepmother by Robert Stapylton (1663)
• Widow in The Comical Revenge by George Etheredge (1664)
• Leucippe in The Rivals by William Davenant (1664)
• Zarma in Mustapha by Roger Boyle (1665)
• Mandanda in The Women's Conquest by Edward Howard (1670)
• Mrs Brittle in The Amorous Widow by Thomas Betterton (1670)
• Crispina in The Six Days' Adventure by Edward Howard (1671)
• Fickle in The Town Shifts by Edward Revet (1671)
• Paulina in Juliana by John Crowne (1671)
• Osiris in Cambyses, King Of Persia by Elkanah Settle (1671)
• Betty Rash in The Morning Ramble by Henry Nevil Payne (1673)