TY - BOOK
T1 - Restoration Acting and Other Business
T2 - The Lives of Henry Harris
AU - Roberts, David
PY - 2025/12/17
Y1 - 2025/12/17
N2 - How did actors of the late seventeenth century supplement their earnings? And what were the relationships between their other business and their acting? This Element focuses on the diverse career of Henry Harris, a leading member of the Duke's Company between 1661 and 1682, and co-manager of the company for a decade. A skilled engraver, Harris also held appointments at the Royal Mint and as Yeoman of the Revels at court, all against the background of a fragmented private life. Drawing on recently discovered manuscript material, this is the first full-length study of a major performer of the Restoration period.
AB - How did actors of the late seventeenth century supplement their earnings? And what were the relationships between their other business and their acting? This Element focuses on the diverse career of Henry Harris, a leading member of the Duke's Company between 1661 and 1682, and co-manager of the company for a decade. A skilled engraver, Harris also held appointments at the Royal Mint and as Yeoman of the Revels at court, all against the background of a fragmented private life. Drawing on recently discovered manuscript material, this is the first full-length study of a major performer of the Restoration period.
U2 - 10.1017/9781009542197
DO - 10.1017/9781009542197
M3 - Book
SN - 9781009542180
T3 - Eighteenth Century Connections
BT - Restoration Acting and Other Business
PB - Cambridge University Press
CY - Cambridge
ER -