# Elizabeth Currer

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'''Elizabeth Currer''' was an Irish [stage actress](/source/stage_actress) of the [Restoration Era](/source/English_Restoration).<ref>Howe p.184</ref> She was a member of the [Duke's Company](/source/Duke's_Company) during the 1670s and subsequently part of the merged [United Company](/source/United_Company) from 1682. Although she was likely acting in London several years earlier than this, her first known role was in ''[The Conquest of China](/source/The_Conquest_of_China)'' in 1675. Due to the irregular spelling of the time her surname is sometimes written as '''Carrier''', '''Corer''' and '''Currier''' amongst other variants.<ref>Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.98-99</ref>

==Selected roles==
* Alcinda in ''[The Conquest of China](/source/The_Conquest_of_China)'' by [Elkanah Settle](/source/Elkanah_Settle) (1675)
* Betty Frisque in ''[The Country Wit](/source/The_Country_Wit)'' by [John Crowne](/source/John_Crowne) (1676)
* Asteria in ''[Ibrahim](/source/Ibrahim_(play))'' by [Elkanah Settle](/source/Elkanah_Settle) (1676)
* Clarinda in ''[The Virtuoso](/source/The_Virtuoso_(play))'' by [Thomas Shadwell](/source/Thomas_Shadwell) (1676)
* Mrs Hadland in ''[The Counterfeit Bridegroom](/source/The_Counterfeit_Bridegroom)'' by [Aphra Behn](/source/Aphra_Behn) (1677)
* Lady Fancy in ''[Sir Patient Fancy](/source/Sir_Patient_Fancy)'' by [Aphra Behn](/source/Aphra_Behn) (1678)
* Madame Tricklove in ''[Squire Oldsapp](/source/Squire_Oldsapp)'' by [Thomas Durfey](/source/Thomas_d'Urfey) (1678)
* Marcella in ''[The Feign'd Curtizans](/source/The_Feign'd_Curtizans)''  by [Aphra Behn](/source/Aphra_Behn) (1679)
* Jenny Wheedle in ''[The Virtuous Wife](/source/The_Virtuous_Wife_(play))'' by [Thomas Durfey](/source/Thomas_d'Urfey) (1679)
* Queen in ''[The Loyal General](/source/The_Loyal_General)'' by [Nahum Tate](/source/Nahum_Tate) (1679)
* Lady Eleanor Butler in ''[The Misery of Civil War](/source/The_Misery_of_Civil_War)'' by [John Crowne](/source/John_Crowne) (1680)
* Euginia in ''[The London Cuckolds](/source/The_London_Cuckolds)'' by [Edward Ravenscroft](/source/Edward_Ravenscroft) (1681)
* Isabella in ''[The False Count](/source/The_False_Count)'' by [Aphra Behn](/source/Aphra_Behn) (1681)
* Acquilina in ''[Venice Preserved](/source/Venice_Preserved)'' by [Thomas Otway](/source/Thomas_Otway) (1682)
* Lady Medler in ''[Mr. Turbulent](/source/Mr._Turbulent)'' by [Anonymous](/source/Anonymous_author) (1682)
* Diana in ''[The City Heiress](/source/The_City_Heiress)'' by [Aphra Behn](/source/Aphra_Behn) (1682)
* Mrs Featly in ''[Dame Dobson](/source/Dame_Dobson)'' by [Edward Ravenscroft](/source/Edward_Ravenscroft) (1683)
* Isabella in ''[A Duke and No Duke](/source/A_Duke_and_No_Duke)'' by [Nahum Tate](/source/Nahum_Tate) (1684)
* Widow Ranter in ''[The Widow Ranter](/source/The_Widow_Ranter)'' by [Aphra Behn](/source/Aphra_Behn) (1689)

== References ==
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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: Corye to Dynion''. SIU Press, 1975.
* Howe, Elizabeth. ''The First English Actresses: Women and Drama, 1660-1700''. Cambridge University Press, 1992.

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