Richard_Bell_(actor)

Richard Bell (actor)

Richard Bell (actor)

English actor

Richard Bell (died 1672) was an English stage actor. He joined the King's Company based at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 1668. Considered a promising actor he appeared in the premieres of two plays by John Dryden and William Wycherley's debut Love in a Wood. His career was cut short when he was killed in a fire that destroyed the Drury Lane theatre in January 1672.[1] A planned role for him in Wycherley's new play The Gentleman Dancing Master had to be cut.[2]

Selected roles

References

  1. [1]
    Wilson p.14
  2. [2]
    McCarthy p.49

Bibliography

  • McCarthy, B. Eugene. William Wycherley: A Biography. Ohio University Press, 1979.
  • Van Lennep, W. The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume One, 1660-1700. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960.
  • Wilson, John Harold. Mr. Goodman the Player. University of Pittsburgh Press, 1964.


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