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| | William Charles Macready |
 | | NGLISH actor William Charles Macready was born in London on the 3rd of March 1793, and educated at Rugby. |
 | | On the 10th of June 1838 he gave he gave a memorable performance of Henry V, for which Stanfield prepared sketches, and the mounting was superintended by Bulwer, Dickens, Forster, Maclise, W.J. Fox and other friends. |
 | | With the exception of a voice of good compass and capable of very varied expression, Macready had no special physical gifts for acting, but the defects of his face and figure cannot be said to have materially affected his success. |
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