Red Bull Revels Men
           


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.


Growing from a long line of companies beginning with Worcester's in 1562 through Queen Anne's Men, the Red Bull (Revels) company ran from 1619 to 1625. For more information see Gurr, Andrew The Shakespearian Playing Companies, Oxford UP, 1996.


Listed alphabetically


Basse, Thomas

(circa1587-1634). Actor (Lady Elizabeth's 1611-13, Queen Anne's 1617-19; Queen Henrietta's?; Red Bull Revels, 1622), sharer (Children of the Revels 1622). [ES ii, 301 [full citation] ; Nungezer, 31 [full citation] ; JCS ii, 360 [full citation] ; Sisson, 'Notes', 26 (1942) [full citation] ; Sisson, 'Red Bull Company', 58, 65-6 (1954) [full citation] ; Wills, 178 (1993) [full citation] ]

principal actor, HONEST MAN'S FORTUNE;


Brew, Antony

(fl. circa1622). Actor (Company of the Revels). May be same as Anthony Brewer. [Nungezer, 57 [full citation]; JCS ii, 388 [full citation]]

Lord of Babylon, Soldier, TWO NOBLE LADIES;


Errington, Richard

(circa1577-1636<). Actor (King's touring 1622-27, Revels 1631-36). [Nungezer, 130 [full citation]; JCS ii, 432 [full citation]]


Gibbs, Anthony

(fl. 1622-28) (Gibes, Gibs). Actor (Revels 1622, Ellis Guest 1628). [Nungezer, 152 [full citation]; JCS ii, 441 [full citation]]


[?]Gibson, H

(fl. 1632). Actor. [Nungezer, 152 [full citation]; JCS ii, 443 [full citation]]

Factor, CAPTIVES; Soldier, TWO NOBLE LADIES; Messenger, EDMOND IRONSIDE;


Lee, Robert

(circa1569-1629) (Leigh). Actor (Strange's circa1590?; ?Worcester's; Queen Anne's-Revels 1604-12, 1618), sharer, playwright(?). [ES ii, 328; iii, 407 [full citation]; Denkinger, 'St. Botolph Aldgate', 102 (1926) [full citation]; Nungezer, 235 [full citation]; Greg, Dramatic Documents i, 47 (1931) [full citation]; JCS ii, 496 [full citation]; Sisson, 'Notes', 28 (1942) [full citation]; Sisson, 'Red Bull Company' (1954) [full citation]; Eccles, 'Actors III', 296 (1992) [full citation]; Wills, 162 (1993) [full citation]]
Attendant, DEAD MAN'S FORTUNE;


Perkins, Richard

(circa1579-1650). Actor (Worcester's-Queen Anne's-Revels 1602-22; King's 1623-25; Queen Henrietta's 1626-41). [ES ii, 332 [full citation]; Nungezer, 274 [full citation]; JCS ii, 525 [full citation]; Sisson, 'Notes', 28 (1942) [full citation]; Sisson, 'Red Bull Company' (1954) [full citation]; Haaker, 'Plague', 297 (1968) [full citation]]

?Brachiano, WHITE DEVIL (in which Webster singled him out for praise); Sir John Belfare, WEDDING; Fitzwater, KING JOHN AND MATILDA; Captain Goodlack, 1 FAIR MAID OF THE WEST; Hanno, HANNIBAL AND SCIPIO; Barabas, JEW OF MALTA (revival at Cockpit, for which Thomas Heywood opined that he was not as good as Edward Alleyn);


Robbins, William

(d.1645) (Robins, Robinson, Robson). Actor (Queen Anne's-Revels 1616-22; Queen Henrietta's 1625-34; Ireland(?) 1637; King's 1640). (Husband of Cicely Sands Browne Robbins) [ES ii, 336 [full citation]; Nungezer, 298 [full citation]; Stevenson, 'First Irish Theater' (1942) [full citation]; JCS ii, 547 [full citation]]

Rawbone, WEDDING; Clem, 1 FAIR MAID OF THE WEST; Carazie, RENEGADO; actor, CHANGELING (anecdote from A Key to the Cabinet of the Parliament (1648);


Slater, Martin

(circa1560-1625) (Slathier, Slator, Slaughter, Slauter). Actor (Admiral's 1594-7; Scotland 1599; Hertford's 1603; Queen Anne's-Revels 1608-25), manager (King's Revels 1608). [ES ii, 340 [full citation]; Nungezer, 329 [full citation]; Greg, Dramatic Documents i, 64 (1931) [full citation]; JCS ii, 574 [full citation]; Bentley, Profession of Player (1984), 147n1, 165 [full citation]; Ingram, 'Playhouse as Investment', 212 (1985) [full citation]; Eccles, 'Actors IV', 169 (1993) [full citation]]

Theodore, FREDERICK AND BASILEA;


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;


Taylor

(fl. 1622-4). Actor (Revels 1622; Lady Elizabeth's 1624). [Nungezer, 365 [full citation]; JCS ii, 590 [full citation]]

actor, CAPTIVES; Guard, Soldier, TWO NOBLE LADIES;


Worth, Ellis

(circa1587-1659) (Woorth, Wroth). Actor (Queen Anne's-Revels 1612-23; Prince Charles' (II) 1631-38). [ES ii, 350 [full citation]; Nungezer, 401 [full citation]; JCS ii, 625 [full citation]; Sisson, 'Notes', 29 (1942) [full citation]; Sisson, 'Red Bull Company', 59, 67 (1954) [full citation]; Bentley, 'Prince Charles's Company' (1978) [full citation]; Cerasano, 'Players' Wills', 303 (1985) [full citation]; Wills, 210 (1993) [full citation]]

Lord, POOR MAN'S COMFORT; ?actor, KEEP THE WIDOW WAKING; Ardelio, HOLLAND'S LEAGUER;