Richard Diggs facts for kids

Richard Diggs was a British stage actor who lived a long time ago. He was active in plays during the early 1700s. He performed in some of London's most famous theaters.

Richard Diggs started his acting career at the Drury Lane Theatre. This was a very important theater in London. He was part of their acting company before the year 1718.

In 1718, Richard Diggs decided to join a different group. He moved to John Rich's acting company. This company performed at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre. He stayed with John Rich's company until he passed away in 1727.

Richard Diggs' Stage Roles

Richard Diggs played many different characters during his time as an actor. Here are some of the roles he was known for:

• Leander in The Coquet by Charles Molloy (1718)
• Rosny in Henry IV of France by Charles Beckingham (1719)
• Narbal in The Imperial Captives by John Mottley (1720)
• Truelove in Hob's Wedding by John Leigh (1720)
• Cleartes in Antiochus by John Mottley (1721)
• Arcas in Love and Duty by John Sturmy (1722)
• Galloper in The Compromise by John Sturmy (1722)
• Morvid in Edwin by George Jeffreys (1724)
• Vitiges in Belisarius by William Phillips (1724)
• Sharper in The Bath Unmasked by Gabriel Odingsells (1725)
• Governor of Tangier in Money the Mistress by Thomas Southerne (1726)
• Lychormas in The Fall of Saguntum by Philip Frowde (1727)