English actor
Martin Powell was an English stage actor of the seventeenth century.[1] Powell was a member of the King's Company from 1669 onwards at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London. He was one of several actors who briefly left for Scotland in 1678 after a dispute with the management, before returning to Drury Lane.[2] In 1682 he joined the merged United Company. Billed throughout his career as Mr. Powell, some of his later appearances can be confused with those of his son George Powell.
In 1675 along with John Coysh he appeared in a private production of John Dryden's The Indian Emperour staged by the Duchess of Portsmouth and an otherwise amateur cast.[3]
Selected roles
References
- ^ Wilson p.35
- ^ Wilson p.67
- ^ Walkling p.78
Bibliography
- 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: Volume 12. SIU Press, 1973.
- Walking, Andrew R. Masque and Opera in England, 1656–1688. Taylor & Francis, 2016.
- Wilson, John Harold. Mr. Goodman the Player. University of Pittsburgh Press, 1964.
