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| Relationship | Name | Date - Period |
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| Father | W McCready. actor/provincial manager | |
| Friend | George Patten A.R.A. | |
| Where | Why | When |
|---|---|---|
Birmingham | debut | 1810 |
Covent Garden, London | first appeared | 1816 |
Covent Garden, London | manager/producer | 1837 |
| Drury Lane | actor | 1841-1843 |
| Drury Lane, London | Final performance | 1851 |
| Title | Genre | Date - Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Reminiscences and Diaries | Book | 1875 |
| Diaries (W Toynbee edited) | Book | posthumously 1912 |
Biographical Details and Notes
It was not until 1837 that he was considered one of England's leading actors.
After Drury Lane in 1843 he toured the provinces, going on to Paris France and then America.
There were riots (10th May 1849) during his last visit to the United States of America, they were due to the American actor Edwin Forrest's bad humour towards Macready, 22 people were killed during these riots.
During his time at Covent Garden he was to produce Shakespeare
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