William Macready
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William Charles Macready was an English stage actor. The son of Irish actor-manager William Macready the Elder he emerged as a leading West End performer during the Regency era.
William Macready as Henry IV by John Jackson, 1821, National Portrait Gallery
Macready as Werner by Daniel Maclise, 1850
Macready as Werner
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Macready as Werner is an 1850 portrait painting by the Irish artist Daniel Maclise. It depicts the celebrated English stage actor William Macready in the role of Werner, the title character from an 18
William Macready
…countries. A television adaptation of the play was broadcast on Channel 4 in 1983 as a one-hour special, again starring Frank Barrie. Selected roles Macready as Werner by Daniel Maclise, 1850 Emperor of Byzantium in Adelgitha by Matthew Lewis (1817) Valencia in The Conquest of Taranto by William Dimond (1817) Pescara…
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