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Roger Bridgewater

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Roger Bridgewater (died 1754) was a British stage actor of the eighteenth century.The Routledge Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama p.XXXIX He worked as party of the Drury Lane company for many years, specialising in dramatic roles, before switching to Covent Garden in 1734. In later years he frequently played Falstaff.

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Bibliography

  • Highfill, Philip H, Burnim, Kalman A. & Langhans, Edward A. A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers, and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660–1800: Garrick to Gyngell. SIU Press, 1978.
  • Straub, Kristina, G. Anderson, Misty and O'Quinn, Daniel . The Routledge Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama. Taylor & Francis, 2017.

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Category:English male stage actors

Category:British male stage actors

Category:18th-century English male actors

Category:18th-century British male actors

Category:Year of birth unknown

Category:1754 deaths

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