Beeston's Boys

NOTE: The roles listed for any given actor do not necessarily coincide with roles that actor played while associated with this company. The listed roles reflect the complete extant corpus of that actor's career. Neither does the list necessarily suggest a chronology of performance. Though the listings are accurate, the scholar is nevertheless cautioned to research further.

Listed alphabetically

Burt, Nicholas
(b.1621; fl. 1634-60). Actor (King's; Beeston's Boys; Restoration). [Nungezer, 79 [full citation]; JCS ii, 397 [full citation]; Oliver, 'Building of the Theatre Royal' (1972) [full citation]]

Clariana, LOVE'S CRUELTY; Latorch, THE BLOODY BROTHER; Othello (Restoration revival), OTHELLO (but had to cede the part to Hart, who had been Cassio);

[?]Davenport, Edward
(fl. 1639). Actor (Cockpit). [JCS ii, 422 [full citation]]

Fenn, Ezekiel
(1620-1639<). Actor (Queen Henrietta's 1635-6, Beeston's Boys 1637-9). [Nungezer, 133 [full citation]; JCS ii, 433 [full citation]; Streett, 'Durability' (1973) [full citation]]

Sophonisba, HANNIBAL AND SCIPIO; Winnifrede, WITCH OF EDMONTON; Glapthorne, in 1639, published a "Prologue" For Ezekiel Fen at his first Acting a Mans Part.

?Lacy, John
(circa1615-1681). Actor (Cockpit 1639; Restoration). [Nungezer, 230 [full citation]; JCS ii, 496 [full citation]; Freehafer, 'London Patent Companies', 11 (1965) [full citation]; Oliver, 'Building of the Theatre Royal' (1972) [full citation]]

Noted at the Cockpit in 1639, when Beeston's Boys were in residence, but could have merely performed as a dancer independent of that company. Noted as actor during Restoration.

?Mannery, Samuel
(circa1615?-1648) (Manneroy, Manuray). Actor (Prince Charles' (I) 1631; Cockpit 1639). [Nungezer, 244 [full citation]; JCS ii, 506 [full citation]].

Bawd, HOLLAND'S LEAGUER;

Mohun, Michael
(fl. 1637-60) (Moone). Actor (at the Cockpit 1637-40; Restoration). [Hotson, CRS, passim (1928) [full citation]; Nungezer, 252 [full citation]; JCS ii, 511 [full citation]; Freehafer, 'London Patent Companies' (1965) [full citation]].

according to Wright in Historia Histrionica, he was a boy actor under Beeston and took the following roles: Bellamente, LOVE'S CRUELTY (and revived the role in the Restoration); A large number of revival roles in the Restoration, but nothing else noted from the Renaissance stage.

Shatterell, Robert
(1616-84). Actor (Cockpit 1639; Restoration). (Brother of Edward Shatterell) [JCS ii, 572 [full citation]; Nungezer, 322 [full citation]; Riewald, 'Actors and Musicians', 40 (1959) [full citation]; Oliver, 'Building of the Theatre Royal' (1972) [full citation]; Wills, 235 (1993) [full citation]]

only his Restoration revival roles have been found.

Stutville, George
(fl. 1622-40) (Estoteville, Estouteville, Staffield, Stutfield, Stutvile, Stutvill). Actor (Revels circa1622; Prince Charles' (II) 1632-34; Queen Henrietta's 1635; Beeston's Boys 1640). [Nungezer, 130, 340 [full citation]; JCS ii, 580 [full citation]; Haaker, 'Plague', 297 (1968) [full citation]; Bentley, 'Prince Charles's Company', 229 (1978) [full citation]; Elliott, 'Plays at Christ Church', 13 (1985) [full citation]]

Bostar, HANNIBAL AND SCIPIO; Spirit, Triton, TWO NOBLE LADIES; Nobleman's son, EDMOND IRONSIDE; Servant, RICHARD II;

Trigg, William
(fl. 1626-52). Actor (King's 1626-36; Beeston's Boys 1639). [Nungezer, 380 [full citation]; JCS ii, 604 [full citation]]

Julia, ROMAN ACTOR; Corsica, PICTURE; Rosalura, WILD GOOSE CHASE (1631 revival); actor, LOVER'S MELANCHOLY;

Wright, John (II)
(d.circa 1656). Actor (Prince Charles' (II) 1631; Beeston's Boys 1639; during Interregnum). [Nungezer, 402 [full citation]; JCS ii, 627 [full citation]; Sisson, 'Red Bull Company', 67n8 (1954) [full citation]]

Millescent, HOLLAND'S LEAGUER;