John Ogden (actor) facts for kids
John Ogden (died 1732) was a British stage actor who lived in the 1700s. He was known for his talent in both funny and serious plays.
John Ogden's Acting Career
John Ogden spent his entire acting career with John Rich's theater company. He joined them in 1715 and performed at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre in London. He was very good at playing many different kinds of characters, whether they were in a comedy or a tragedy.
Trouble with the Law
During his time as an actor, John Ogden sometimes got into trouble with the law. This was because he had very strong opinions about who should be the king of England. At that time, there were big disagreements about the royal family. John Ogden supported a different person to be king, someone known as James III.
Because of his strong beliefs and what he said, he was arrested in January 1723. He was sent to a famous prison called Newgate Prison. After spending about three months there, he was released. Once he was free, he went straight back to acting on stage.
Selected Roles
Here are some of the plays and roles John Ogden performed:
- Sir Jasper Manly in The Cobbler of Preston (1716)
- Butler in Woman Is a Riddle (1716)
- Lucilius in Scipio Africanus (1718)
- Freeman in A Bold Stroke for a Wife (1718)
- Petruchio in The Traitor (1718)
- Wade in Sir Walter Raleigh (1719)
- Duke of Bouillon in Henry IV of France (1719)
- Bargrave in Fatal Extravagance (1721)
- Dioclesian in The Roman Maid (1724)
- Sir Richard in The Devil of a Wife (1724)
- Lysimachus in Philip of Macedon (1727)
- Ammon in Sesostris (1728)
- Demaratus in Themistocles (1729)
- Lycon in Periander (1731)
- Perdiccas in Philotas (1731)
- Arbantes in Merope (1731)
