Charlotte Butler Explained
Charlotte Butler was an English stage actress and singer of the seventeenth century. She may have joined the Duke's Company in the 1670s, but her first definite recorded performance was in Aphra Behn's The Revenge (1680)[1] The anonymous A Satyr on The Players (c. 1682) describes her,And Butler's wiles are now so common grownThat by each feather's Cully they are knownSo that at least to save her tottering FrameAt Musick Clubs she strives to get a nameBut money is the Siren's cheifest aim.At treats her Squeamish stomach cannot bearWhat Amorous Sparks provide with cost and CareBut if she's hungry faith I must be bluntShe'll for a dish of Cutlets shew her Cunt.[2]
Selected roles
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: Cabanel to Cory. Southern Illinois University Press, 1975.
- Van Lennep, W. The London Stage, 1660–1800: Volume One, 1660–1700. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960.
Notes and References
- Highfill, Burnim & Langhans pp. 448–450
- Book: Bush-Bailey, Gilli. Gillian Bailey. Treading the bawds: Actresses and playwrights on the Late Stuart stage. 59–60. Manchester University Press. 2013. 9781847796400.
