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Macready

American  
[muhk-ree-dee, muh-kree-] / məkˈri di, məˈkri- /

noun

  1. William Charles, 1793–1873, English actor.


Macready British  
/ məˈkriːdɪ /

noun

  1. William Charles. 1793–1873, English actor and theatre manager

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The most prominent American actor of the time, Edwin Forrest, and the British star William Charles Macready, were both playing Macbeth in New York at roughly the same time.

From The Wall Street Journal

Forrest’s fans were so unruly that they disrupted Macready’s performance.

From The Wall Street Journal

The actor went on to star in The Woman In Black and Lunch With Marlene, and his one-man show Macready! played in 65 countries.

From BBC

These supporters famously came to his defense when Forrest developed a feud with the famous English actor William Charles Macready, shouting down Macready’s attempt to perform at the Astor Place Opera House in 1849.

From Slate

The publicly posted rules for Spice DAO’s contest were extraordinarily vague; the team only confirmed that entrants would even receive story credit after Macready asked about it.

From The Verge