The Astor Place Riot was sparked by the rivalry between William Charles Macready and Edwin Forrest over their interpretations of one of this author's characters.
The McGuffey Readers used many passages from this author to teach elocution to American students. In Democracy in America, de Tocqueville observed that every pioneer's hut he encountered had a copy of the Bible and at least one work by this author. The Astor Place Riot was sparked by the rivalry between William Charles Macready and Edwin Forrest over their interpretations of one of this author's characters. Edwin Booth's best-known role was playing one of this author's title characters. Actors like Edmund Kean became celebrities by touring America performing this author's plays. For 10 points, name this playwright who was wildly popular in the 19th-century United States, where companies frequently performed his plays Julius Caesar and Macbeth.
The McGuffey Readers used many passages from this author to teach elocution to American students.
William Shakespeare &lt;Magin&gt;