Charles Macklin [ Art and Literature ]
… Macklin and Garrick Macklin’s friendship with Garrick turned to bitter enmity. In 1773, Garrick and Macklin led a riot of Drury Lane’s actors against the manager Charles Fleetwood, who had not been able to pay them their due. This … by Fleetwood except Macklin who blamed Garrick for his exclusion. Macklin returned to Drury Lane thirteen days after the riot. But this event worsened Macklin’s public image in social circles and in newspaper reports. His public image was … addressing the audience directly on the stage before the performance of the play, with newspapers in his hand. It led to rioting in the building and Macklin was fired from the theatre. Macklin filed a lawsuit against the rioters and won his …
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