William Henry Ireland
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William Henry Ireland was an English forger of would-be Shakespearean documents and plays. He is less well known as a poet, writer of gothic novels and histories. Although he was apparently christened
William Henry Ireland (1818)
A forgery of Shakespeare's signature by Ireland, c. 1795
John Philip Kemble
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John Philip Kemble was a British actor. He was born into a theatrical family as the eldest son of Roger Kemble, actor-manager of a touring troupe. His elder sister Sarah Siddons achieved fame with him
William Henry Ireland
…promise of half of all profits to the Irelands. Sheridan read the play and noticed it was relatively simplistic compared to Shakespeare's other works. John Philip Kemble, actor and manager of Drury Lane Theatre, later claimed he had serious doubts about its authenticity; he also suggested that the play appear on April…
Portrait of John Philip Kemble by Sir William Beechey, 1799
John Philip Kemble as Hamlet, from an engraving of a painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1802)
John Philip Kemble and Sarah Siddons, in "Macbeth", painted by Thomas Beach in 1786, now housed at the Garrick Club in London.
Kemble as Richard III, by William Hamilton, c. 1787