Charles Macklin [ Art and Literature ]
… ‘Illustration to Bell’s Shakespeare; portrait of the actor Charles Macklin in character as Shylock in Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’’, 1785, The Trustees of the British Museum, 1868,0822.5483. Abstract In the history of sociability, … enhanced on the British stage as well as an acknowledged playwright. His pioneering and acclaimed performance in The Merchant of Venice as Shylock at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane , hastened his entry and participation in the sociable … hastened his entry and participation in the sociable British Enlightenment. After his exceptional performance in The Merchant of Venice as Shylock, Macklin was invited by Lord Bolingbroke to dine with him at Battersea. According to Cooke, …
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