Charles Macklin [ Art and Literature ]
… actors of the eighteenth-century London stage. Through his quest for knowledge, he is a striking example of the influence of the Irish Enlightenment on London social circles and Anglo-Irish societies, theatres and clubs in England … the court fool in As You Like It and Malvolio, Steward to Lady Olivia in Twelfth Night in 1741. He is also said to have influenced David Garrick’s acting of Richard III in October 1741. Macklin and Garrick Macklin’s friendship with Garrick …
Anglo-Irishness | Charity | Debate | Enlightenment | Ireland | Theatre
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