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'''John Downes''' worked as a prompter at the Duke's Company, and later the United Company, for most of the [[English Restoration|Restoration]] period [[1660]]—[[1700]]. His "historical review of the stage", ''Roscius Anglicanus'' ([[1708]]), is a very valuable source for theatre historians, and is often referred to simply as "Downes".
'''John Downes''' worked as a prompter at the Duke's Company, and later the United Company, for most of the [[English Restoration|Restoration]] period [[1660]]—[[1700]]. His "historical review of the stage", ''Roscius Anglicanus'' ([[1708 in literature|1708]]), is an invaluable source for historians both of Restoration and of Stuart theater.


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John Downes worked as a prompter at the Duke's Company, and later the United Company, for most of the Restoration period 16601700. His "historical review of the stage", Roscius Anglicanus (1708), is an invaluable source for historians both of Restoration and of Stuart theater.