Macready

[muhk-ree-dee, muh-kree-]

noun

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

Macready

/ məˈkriːdɪ /

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

Fledgling freelance writer Tyler Macready, whose pitch Ordained won third place, had joined the DAO’s Discord to dunk on its members and then been won over.

From The Verge

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

On May 10, 1849, the plaza surrounding the former Astor Place Opera House — a grand, colonnaded building — became the backdrop for a violent protest against the final performance, in “Macbeth,” of the British actor William Charles Macready, who for many immigrant and working-class Americans embodied the hauteur of the upper classes.

From New York Times