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Memoirs of the Life of Charles Macklin, Esq.
Principally Compiled from his Own Papers and Memorandums
2 Volume Set

Part of Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies

Author: James Thomas Kirkman

Date Published: September 2013
availability: Out of stock in print form with no current plan to reprint
format: Multiple copy pack
isbn: 9781108064682

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Drawing on his own papers and first published in 1799, this two-volume account traces the colourful life of the actor and playwright Charles Macklin (c.1699–1797). His long career serves as the focal point in a history of the eighteenth-century theatre and its most celebrated performers. Hailed for his enduring interpretation of Shakespeare's Shylock, a role he played for some fifty years, Macklin has been credited with the theatre's move towards realism. His life was just as dramatic offstage, marked as it was by a series of controversies and fierce rivalries. In 1735 he was convicted of the manslaughter of a fellow actor in a quarrel over a wig, and in 1775 he successfully pressed charges of conspiracy against theatregoers who had rioted during his performances. Volume 1 covers Macklin's childhood and early career, while Volume 2 explores Macklin's later life and includes letters written to his son.

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Product details
- Date Published: September 2013
- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108064682
- length: 970 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 mm
- weight: 1.22kg
- availability: Out of stock in print form with no current plan to reprint
Table of Contents
Volume 1: Dedication
1. Mr Macklin's family
2. Education
3. The stage
4. The Borough
5. Mr Macklin's mother
6. Macklin in London
7. The theatre at Bristol
8. Applies himself to study
9. History of the theatres continued
10. History of the theatres continued
11. History of the theatres continued
12. The Provok'd Wife
13. Macklin's real age
14. A stroller
15. His first appearance
16. The Miser
17. The Haymarket theatre
18. Quin mortified
19. Macklin engages in a new plan
20. Othello at Covent Garden
21. Thinks about leaving the stage
22. How he employs his time
23. Mrs Macklin dies
24. The Married Libertine
25. Back to Ireland
26. Miss Catley becomes a pupil. Volume 2:
1. From Dublin to London
2. Macklin does not play
3. Leeds and Liverpool
4. Writes to Mr Colman
5. Report of Mr Dunning's speech
6. Mr Justice Aston sums up
7. The King's Bench
8. A new agreement with Mr Harris
9. Macklin performs but seldom
10. Covent Garden theatre
11. The Man of the World
12. The Dublin manager engages Macklin
13. Macklin still frequents the playhouse
14. Continuation of letters to his son
15. Continuation of letters to his son
16. Conclusion of letters to his son
17. Macklin grows very infirm
18. The royal family
19. Mr Macklin's general character
20. Macklin's extraordinary manner of living
Appendix.
Author
James Thomas Kirkman