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Thomas Percival (actor)

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Thomas Percival or Percivall was an English stage actor of the seventeenth century.[1] He was a member of the Duke's Company from 1671 to 1682 and then the merged United Company until 1686. Throughout his career he was confined to playing supporting roles, never graduating to major parts. He was the father of the actress Susanna Verbruggen. In 1693, following his retirement from the stage, he was arrested for coin clipping, a capital crime, for which he was sentenced to hang at Tyburn. The intercession of his daughter with Mary II saw his sentence commuted to transportation, but before he reached Portsmouth he died of natural causes.

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References

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  1. ^ Johnson p.127

Bibliography

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  • Bush-Bailey, Gilli . Treading the bawds: Actresses and playwrights on the Late Stuart stage. Manchester University Press, 2013.
  • Johnson, Odai. Rehearsing the Revolution: Radical Performance, Radical Politics in the English Restoration. University of Delaware Press, 2000.
  • Todd, Janet. The Works of Aphra Behn: v. 6: Complete Plays. Routledge, 2018.
  • Van Lennep, W. The London Stage, 1660–1800: Volume One, 1660–1700. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960.