John Wiltshire (stage actor) facts for kids
John Wiltshire was an English stage actor who lived during the Restoration period in England. This was a time in history when theaters, which had been closed for many years, were reopened, and acting became popular again.
John Wiltshire started his acting career by joining a famous group called the King's Company in 1675. A few years later, in 1679, he moved to a different acting group, the Duke's Company. From 1682 until he passed away, he was part of a combined group called the United Company.
Later in his life, John Wiltshire joined the English Army. He became a captain and sadly died while fighting in a war called the Nine Years' War. He was with the forces of King William III in a place called Flanders. Sometimes, his last name is spelled as Wilshire.
John Wiltshire's Acting Career
John Wiltshire was a busy actor and performed in many plays during his time. Here are some of the roles he played:
- Justice Crabb in Psyche Debauched by Thomas Duffet (1675)
- Plush in The Country Innocence by John Leanerd (1677)
- Thessalus in The Rival Queens by Nathaniel Lee (1677)
- Oswold in King Edgar and Alfreda by Edward Ravenscroft (1677)
- Another Roman Officer in Mithridates, King of Pontus by Nathaniel Lee (1678)
- Sir Generall Amorous in The Rambling Justice by John Leanerd (1678)
- Passal in The Man of Newmarket by Edward Howard (1678)
- Young Clifford in The Misery of Civil War by John Crowne (1680)
- Paulino in The Orphan by Thomas Otway (1680)
- Lucius in Theodosius by Nathaniel Lee (1680)
- Alphonso in The Spanish Fryar by John Dryden (1680)
- Collatinus in Lucius Junius Brutus by Nathaniel Lee (1680)
- Antonio in The False Count by Aphra Behn (1681)
- Renault in Venice Preserv'd by Thomas Otway (1682)
- Friendly in Mr. Turbulent by Anonymous (1682)
- Cardinal in The Duke Of Guise by John Dryden (1682)
- Gerrard in Dame Dobson by Edward Ravenscroft (1683)
- Lycinius in Constantine the Great by Nathaniel Lee (1683)
- Oliver in A Jovial Crew by Richard Brome (1683)
- Alberto in The Disappointment by Thomas Southerne (1684)
- Lavinio in A Duke and No Duke by Nahum Tate (1684)
