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John Wiltshire (stage actor)

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John Wiltshire was an English stage actor of the Restoration Era.[1] He joined the King's Company in 1675, before transferring to the rival Duke's Company in 1679 possibly as a replacement for Matthew Medbourne who was arrested in the Popish Plot and subsequently died in Newgate.[2] From 1682 until his death he was part of the merged United Company. According to the autobiography of Colley Cibber he subsequently joined the English Army as captain and was killed in action fighting with William III's forces in Flanders during the Nine Years' War.[3] His surname is also sometimes spelled as Wilshire.

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References

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  1. ^ Hughes p.200
  2. ^ Wilson p.66
  3. ^ Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.181

Bibliography

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  • Highfill, Philip H, Burnim, Kalman A. & Langhans, Edward A. A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers & Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800: W. West to Zwingman. SIU Press, 1993.
  • Hughes, Derek. The Theatre of Aphra Behn. Springer, 2000.
  • Wilson, John Harold. Mr. Goodman the Player. University of Pittsburgh Press, 1964.