Charles Macklin and Arthur Murphy: theatre, law and an eighteenth-century London Irish diaspora

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Law and Humanities Pub Date : 2020-01-02 DOI:10.1080/17521483.2020.1747147

D. Worrall

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Abstract

ABSTRACT This essay examines the litigation of the Irish actor, Charles Macklin (1699?–1797), born in Culdaff. co. Donegal, setting his career as an actor and playwright within the context of legislation affecting his profession with particular reference to the period up to May 1775 and his successful prosecution, under Lord Mansfield’s ruling, against a riotous Covent Garden audience faction in 1773 who had conspired to discharge him from his contract. The essay also examines Macklin’s professional association with the Irish playwright and lawyer, Arthur Murphy (1727–1805). This connection has not been noticed before yet Macklin’s unusually wide experience of the English legal system, and his use of Murphy’s counsel, strongly suggests the existence of a specific diaspora, however, limited in scale, comprised of Irish migrants situated at the top of London’s theatrical and legal professions.

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查尔斯·麦克林和亚瑟·墨菲:戏剧、法律和18世纪伦敦爱尔兰侨民

摘要本文考察了爱尔兰演员查尔斯·麦克林（1699？-1797）在卡尔达夫的诉讼。co.Donegal，他的演员和剧作家生涯是在影响其职业的立法背景下进行的，特别是在1775年5月之前，以及在曼斯菲尔德勋爵的裁决下，他在1773年成功起诉了一个暴乱的考文特花园观众派系，该派系密谋解除他的合同。本文还考察了麦克林与爱尔兰剧作家兼律师阿瑟·墨菲（1727-1805）的职业关系。这种联系以前从未被注意到，但麦克林对英国法律体系异常广泛的经验，以及他对墨菲律师的使用，有力地表明了一个特定的散居者的存在，尽管规模有限，由处于伦敦戏剧和法律职业顶端的爱尔兰移民组成。

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