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<p> English tragedian, born in London; he began his career as an actor in [[Birmingham]] in the character of Romeo, and was enthusiastically received on his first appearance in London; was distinguished for his impersonation of Shakespeare's characters, but suffered a good deal from professional rivalries; leased in succession Covent [[Garden]] and Drury Lane theatres with pecuniary loss, and when he took farewell of the stage he was entertained at a banquet, attended by a host of friends eminent in both art and literature (1793-1873). </p> | William Charles Macready <ref name="term_76548" /> | ||
==References == | <p> English tragedian, born in London; he began his career as an actor in [[Birmingham]] in the character of Romeo, and was enthusiastically received on his first appearance in London; was distinguished for his impersonation of Shakespeare's characters, but suffered a good deal from professional rivalries; leased in succession Covent [[Garden]] and Drury [[Lane]] theatres with pecuniary loss, and when he took farewell of the stage he was entertained at a banquet, attended by a host of friends eminent in both art and literature (1793-1873). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_76548"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/macready,+william+charles William Charles Macready from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_76548"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/macready,+william+charles William Charles Macready from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:42, 15 October 2021
William Charles Macready [1]
English tragedian, born in London; he began his career as an actor in Birmingham in the character of Romeo, and was enthusiastically received on his first appearance in London; was distinguished for his impersonation of Shakespeare's characters, but suffered a good deal from professional rivalries; leased in succession Covent Garden and Drury Lane theatres with pecuniary loss, and when he took farewell of the stage he was entertained at a banquet, attended by a host of friends eminent in both art and literature (1793-1873).
