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William Pinkethman
William Pinkethman〔Also Penkethman, Pinkeman, Pinkerman, etc., and nicknamed Pinkey.〕 (c.1660–1725) was an English comic actor in the droll style. He was considered an imitator of Anthony Leigh.
==Rising actor==
Pinkethman overcame a weakness for overacting and playing to the crowd to become a steady performer. He is first heard of at the Theatre Royal, in 1692, in Thomas Shadwell's ''Volunteers, or the Stock-jobbers'', in which he played Taylor, an original part of six lines.〔He was then the original Porter in Thomas Southerne's ''Maid's Last Prayer'', and in 1694, in Edward Ravenscroft's ''Canterbury Guests, or a Bargain Broken'', he played Second Innkeeper and Jack Sawce.〕 After the departure in 1695 of Thomas Betterton and his associates, Pinkethman was promoted to a better line of parts.〔In 1696, he played Jaques in the ''Third Part of Don Quixote'', by D'Urfey; Dr. Pulse in Delarivier Manley's ''Lost Lover''; Palæmon in ''Pausanias'' (Norton or Southerne); Sir Merlin Marteen in Afra Behn's ''Younger Brother, or the Amorous Jill''; Nic Froth, an innkeeper, in ''The Cornish Comedy'' (George Powell); and Castillio, jun., in ''Neglected Virtue, or the Unhappy Conqueror'' (anonymous). Among his original parts, in 1697, were Tom Dawkins in Elkanah Settle's ''Man in the Moon'', Amorous in ''Female Wits'' (Margaret Cavendish) in which also he appeared in his own character, Gusman in ''Triumphs of Virtue'' (anonymous), Major Rakish in Colley Cibber's ''Woman's Wit'', Baldernoe in John Dennis's ''Plot and No Plot'', First Tradesman, Quaint, and Sir Polidorus Hogstye in John Vanbrugh's ''Æsop'', and Famine in James Drake's ''Sham Lawyer''. He also played the Lieutenant in the ''Humourous Lieutenant'' of Beaumont and Fletcher. Min Heer Tomas, a fat burgomaster, in D'Urfey's ''Campaigners, or Pleasant Adventures at Brussels'', Snatchpenny in John Lacy's ''Sauny the Scot, or the Taming of the Shrew'', and Pedro in Powell's ''Imposture Defeated'' were in 1698; and Club in George Farquhar's ''Love and a Bottle'', Jonathan in ''Love without Interest'', Beau Clincher in Farquhar's ''Constant Couple, or a Trip to the Jubilee'', in 1699. In that year he recited the prologue to the first part of D'Urfey's ''Rise and Fall of Massaniello'', and probably played in both parts of the play. He was in 1700 the Mad Taylor in a revival of ''The Pilgrim'' (John Fletcher with Vanburgh and Dryden), and played the first Dick Addle in ''Courtship à la Mode'', a play written by Crawford, and given, as were other comedies, to Pinkethman. Don Lewis in ''Love makes a Man, or the Fop's Fortune'' (Cibber's adaptation from Beaumont and Fletcher), Pun in Baker's ''Humours of the Age'', Clincher, the Jubilee Beau turned into a politician, in ''Sir Harry Wildair'' (Farquhar's sequel to the ''Constant Couple''), Charles Codshead in D'Urfey's ''Bath'', were in 1701.〕 In 1702 he was the original Old Mirabel in George Farquhar's ''Inconstant''.〔Also Will Fanlove in William Burnaby's ''Modish Husband'', Lopez in Vanbrugh's ''False Friend'', Trim in Steele's ''Funeral'', Trappanti in Cibber's ''She would and she would not'', and Subtleman in Farquhar's ''Twin Rivals''.〕 He also recited what was known as "Pinkethman's Epilogue". He was known for his ad libs.〔Playing Thomas Appletree in ''The Recruiting Officer'', he was asked his name by Robert Wilks, as Captain Plume; he replied, "Why, don't you know my name, Bob? I thought every fool had known that." "Thomas Appletree", whispered Wilks, in a rage. "Thomas Appletree! Thomas Devil!" said he; "my name is Will Pinkethman", and asked gallery if that were not the case. In the end he was hissed.〕 It was at this period that Charles Gildon, in his ''Comparison between Two Stages'', spoke of him as "a fellow that overdoes everything, and spoils many a part with his own stuff."〔
In 1703 Pinkethman created Squib in Thomas Baker's ''Tunbridge Walks'', Maggothead (mayor of Coventry) in Thomas D'Urfey's ''Old Mode and the New'', and Whimsey in Richard Estcourt's ''Fair Example''. At the booth in Bartholomew Fair, which he held with William Bullock and Thomas Simpson, he played on 24 August 1703 Toby in ''Jephtha's Rash Vow'', a droll.〔In this year also the company was at Bath. Storm in the ''Lying Lover'' (Richard Steele) followed at Drury Lane on 2 December 1703, and Festolin in ''Love the Leveller'' on 26 January 1704. He also appeared in Young Harfort in the ''Lancashire Witches'' (Thomas Heywood and Richard Brome), giving his epilogue on an ass. His Humphry Gubbin in Richard Steele's ''Tender Husband'' was first played on 23 April 1705; and Chum, a poor scholar, in Baker's ''Hampstead Heath'' on 30 October 1705.〕 After the merger of the Haymarket and Drury Lane companies in 1708, fewer original characters came to Pinkethman, who, however, was assigned important parts in standard plays.〔He was, on 14 December 1708, the first Knapsack in Baker's ''Fine Lady's Airs'', and on 11 January 1709 Sir Oliver Outwit in ''Rival Fools'', an alteration of ''Wit at several Weapons'', by Beaumont and Fletcher.〕 On 4 April 1707, for his benefit, he spoke with Jubilee Dicky (Henry Norris) a new epilogue. The two actors represented the figures of Somebody and Nobody. At the Haymarket Theatre he created, on 12 December 1709, Clinch in Susannah Centlivre's ''Man's Bewitched'', and on 1 May 1710 Faschinetti in Charles Johnson's ''Love in a Chest.''〔
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