John Corey (actor) facts for kids
John Corey was a famous English stage actor and playwright who lived in the 1700s. Sometimes his name is spelled John Cory.
A Life in Theatre
John Corey was born in Barnstaple, a town in North Devon, England. His family came from Cornwall. He first started acting in London in 1701. Before becoming an actor, he actually studied law! This means he probably wasn't related to another famous actress from an earlier time, Katherine Corey.
From 1701 to 1735, John Corey was a very important actor in London's biggest theaters. He performed at places like the Drury Lane, Haymarket, and Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre. Later in his career, he also acted at the Goodman's Fields Theatre. Besides acting, John Corey also wrote two plays. These plays were performed at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre when he was starting his career there.
Plays He Starred In
John Corey played many different characters in various plays. Here are some of the roles he was known for:
- Seleuchus in Antiochus the Great by Jane Wiseman (1701)
- Mirvan in Tamerlane by Nicholas Rowe (1701)
- Colonel Many in The Beau's Duel by Susanna Centlivre (1702)
- Careles in The Different Widows by Mary Pix (1703)
- Dorante in The Gamester by Susanna Centlivre (1705)
- Erici in The Revolution of Sweden by Catherine Cockburn (1706)
- Don Philip in Adventures in Madrid by Mary Pix (1706)
- Barzanes in The Persian Princess by Lewis Theobald (1708)
- Easy in The Fair Quaker of Deal by Charles Shadwell (1710)
- Gonsalvo in The Perfidious Brother by Lewis Theobald (1716)
- Lelius in Scipio Africanus by Charles Beckingham (1718)
- Menenius in The Invader of His Country by John Dennis (1719)
- Agesilius in The Spartan Dame by Thomas Southerne (1719)
- Salisbury in Sir Walter Raleigh by George Sewell (1719)
- Amiens in Love in a Forest by Charles Johnson (1730)
- Orthagoros in Timoleon by Benjamin Martyn (1730)
- Therapios in Medea by Charles Johnson (1730)
- Ariston in Eurydice by David Mallet (1731)
