{"product_id":"memoirs-of-the-life-of-charles-macklin-esq-volume-1-principally-compiled-from-his-own-papers-and-memorandums-paperback-9781108064668","title":"Memoirs of the Life of Charles Macklin, Esq.: Volume 1; Principally Compiled from his Own Papers and Memorandums (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108064668","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMemoirs of the Life of Charles Macklin, Esq.: Volume 1\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePrincipally Compiled from his Own Papers and Memorandums\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA 1799 two-volume account of the long life of Charles Macklin (c.1699–1797), a colourful yet controversial actor and playwright.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Thomas Kirkman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108064668, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 September 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e500 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.8 cm, 0.63 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDrawing on his own papers and first published in 1799, this two-volume account traces the colourful life of the actor and playwright Charles Macklin (c.1699–1797). His long career serves as the focal point in a history of the eighteenth-century theatre and its most celebrated performers. Hailed for his enduring interpretation of Shakespeare's Shylock, a role he played for some fifty years, Macklin has been credited with the theatre's move towards realism. His life was just as dramatic offstage, marked as it was by a series of controversies and fierce rivalries. In 1735 he was convicted of the manslaughter of a fellow actor in a quarrel over a wig, and in 1775 he successfully pressed charges of conspiracy against theatregoers who had rioted during his performances. Volume 1 covers Macklin's childhood and early career, including his trial for the killing of Thomas Hallam.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDedication\u003cbr\u003e 1. Mr Macklin's family\u003cbr\u003e 2. Education\u003cbr\u003e 3. The stage\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Borough\u003cbr\u003e 5. Mr Macklin's mother\u003cbr\u003e 6. Macklin in London\u003cbr\u003e 7. The theatre at Bristol\u003cbr\u003e 8. Applies himself to study\u003cbr\u003e 9. History of the theatres continued\u003cbr\u003e 10. History of the theatres continued\u003cbr\u003e 11. History of the theatres continued\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Provok'd Wife\u003cbr\u003e 13. Macklin's real age\u003cbr\u003e 14. A stroller\u003cbr\u003e 15. His first appearance\u003cbr\u003e 16. The Miser\u003cbr\u003e 17. The Haymarket theatre\u003cbr\u003e 18. Quin mortified\u003cbr\u003e 19. Macklin engages in a new plan\u003cbr\u003e 20. Othello at Covent Garden\u003cbr\u003e 21. Thinks about leaving the stage\u003cbr\u003e 22. How he employs his time\u003cbr\u003e 23. Mrs Macklin dies\u003cbr\u003e 24. The Married Libertine\u003cbr\u003e 25. Back to Ireland\u003cbr\u003e 26. Miss Catley becomes a pupil.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Theatre studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theatre studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theatre%20studies%20%5BAN%5D%22\"\u003eAN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266149732632,"sku":"9781108064668","price":35.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108064668i_aec2fce4-d4d7-4f65-b923-c9c36a492421.jpg?v=1696748548","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/memoirs-of-the-life-of-charles-macklin-esq-volume-1-principally-compiled-from-his-own-papers-and-memorandums-paperback-9781108064668","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}