[2] After appearing at the Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin for many years, he joined the Drury Lane company in 1725.
While Hallam was ambitious to play leading roles, he was generally consigned to supporting parts.
[3] During the trial, Macklin narrated that, having been provoked, he pointed his cane towards Hallam but his face "turned about unluckily" so that the stick pierced his eye and brain.
[3] The wound proved fatal and Macklin was tried for murder, but after conducting his own defence had this reduced to a conviction of manslaughter.
[4] Accounts cited that Macklin was later freed, went back to the theater but suffered an unfavorable reputation among the public.