Philip Cademan (born. 1643) was an English stage actor of the Restoration era.
The son of an apothecary Thomas Cross, he adopted his stepfather's surname of Cademan after his mother remarried. In 1651 she married again this time to the playwright William Davenant, who following the return of Charles II to the throne and the reopening of theatres, brought Cademan into the newly formed Duke's Company. His first known role as Sylvio in The Duchess of Malfi in 1662. He continued acting with the company, at Lincoln's Inn Fields and then the Dorset Gardens Theatre until 1673, when he was involved in a stage accident. During a performance of The Man's the Master he was wounded in the head with a sword during a stagefight with fellow actor Henry Harris. Unable to resume his career, he was paid a pension of thirty shillings a week.[1]
PhilipCademan (born. 1643) was an English stage actor of the Restoration era. The son of an apothecary Thomas Cross, he adopted his stepfather's surname...
Duke's Company the original cast included Henry Norris as Mr Machworth, PhilipCademan as Mr Lovell, William Smith as Mr Careless, Edward Angel as De Boastado...
Duke's Company the original cast included James Nokes as Mr Jorden, PhilipCademan as Young Jorden, John Crosby as Mr Cleverwit, Cave Underhill as Sir...
of the tradition of Restoration Comedy. The original cast included PhilipCademan as Lovewell, Matthew Medbourne as Friendly, Edward Angel as Leftwell...
as Iberio, Matthew Medbourne as Filomarini, William Smith as Lugo, PhilipCademan as Arviedo, John Young as Corbulo, Cave Underhill as Peralta, James...
Sepulchre. Built in 1842 from the designs of Pugin, this had formerly stood in Cademan Wood, Whitwick, which formed part of Ambrose de Lisle's Grace Dieu estate...
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