1751 – Birth of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, one of the 18th century’s most well-known playwrights. Despite his success in the theatre and later as an MP, he died in poverty, overwhelmed by debt after the which he owned, burned down in 1809.

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Found this illustrated article on Alfred Bunn, manager of the and nemesis of William Macready. In 1850, he gave a series of lectures on his experiences in the theatre that "wisely avoided contemporary players."

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in no danger of being upstaged by the fellow playing the titular character in Shakespeare's at the in 1846

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