# Richard Winstone

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'''Richard Winstone''' (1699–1787) was a British stage actor of the eighteenth century.

In 1732 Winstone joined [Henry Giffard](/source/Henry_Giffard)'s [Goodman's Fields Theatre](/source/Goodman's_Fields_Theatre).<ref>Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.189</ref> After this he worked at several London theatres including [Lincoln's Inn Fields](/source/Lincoln's_Inn_Fields_Theatre), [Her Majesty's Theatre](/source/Her_Majesty's_Theatre) and [Bartholomew Fair](/source/Bartholomew_Fair). From 1734 to 1753 he was an established part of the [Drury Lane](/source/Theatre_Royal%2C_Drury_Lane) company working with [David Garrick](/source/David_Garrick) among others, making occasional appearances at other theatres.<ref>Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.189</ref>

From 1743 he spent his summers working at the [Jacobs Well Theatre](/source/Jacobs_Well_Theatre) in Bristol. After making his final London appearance in May 1753 he settled in Bristol and took an active role in the company there, which eventually gained a new home at the [Theatre Royal](/source/Theatre_Royal%2C_Bristol), Bristol and also performed in [Bath](/source/Bath%2C_Somerset). He retired in 1784 and died in the city three years later.<ref>Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.190</ref>

==Selected roles==
* Selim in ''[Scanderbeg](/source/Scanderbeg_(play))'' (1733)
* Silvus in ''[Junius Brutus](/source/Junius_Brutus_(play))'' (1734)
* Paulinus in ''[The Christian Hero](/source/The_Christian_Hero)'' (1735)
* Touchwood in ''[The Double Dealer](/source/The_Double_Dealer)'' (1735)
* Gremio in ''[The Universal Passion](/source/The_Universal_Passion)'' by [James Miller](/source/James_Miller_(playwright)) (1737)
* Constable in ''[Art and Nature](/source/Art_and_Nature)'' by [James Miller](/source/James_Miller_(playwright)) (1738)
* Gaylove in ''[The Coffee House](/source/The_Coffee_House_(play))'' by [James Miller](/source/James_Miller_(playwright)) (1738)
* Mufti in ''[Mustapha](/source/Mustapha_(play))'' by [David Mallet](/source/David_Mallet_(writer)) (1739)
* Belus in ''[Elmerick](/source/Elmerick)'' (1740)
* Judge in ''[Love the Cause and Cure of Grief](/source/Love_the_Cause_and_Cure_of_Grief)'' (1743)
* Pharon in ''[Mahomet the Imposter](/source/Mahomet_the_Imposter)'' (1744)
* Charney in ''[Edward the Black Prince](/source/Edward_the_Black_Prince_(play))'' by [William Shirley](/source/William_Shirley_(writer)) (1750)
* Posthumius in ''[The Brothers](/source/The_Brothers_(Young_play))'' (1753)

==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: Garrick to Gyngell''. SIU Press, 1978.

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Category:18th-century British male actors
Category:People from Monmouth, Wales
Category:1699 births
Category:1787 deaths
Category:Male actors from Monmouthshire

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