Sarah Siddons began her career at Worcester, noted for her portrayal of Lady Macbeth.
His own life has had his tragedy as he has survived five of his seven children.
The new plaque, in his first performance, follows a crusade through local history groups.
It will be unveiled on Wednesday afternoon.
Born in Brecon, the daughter of an actor and theater director, “she belonged to a circle of relatives of street actors,” according to Miriam Harvey of the historic touring organization Worcester Walks.
His first performances were at the age of 12 at school. Without a theatre in Worcester at the time, his first play was held in a barn in a pub.
After being acclaimed for her traveling productions at the age of 20, she made her debut at the Drury Lane Theatre in London.
Viewers would have admired theirs for its emotional intensity. After seeing her play the role of Lady Macbeth, theater critic William Hazlitt called her a “tragedy personified.”
Professor Robert Shaughnessy of the University of Surrey, writing in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, said she had since been considered “the largest female performer in the history of English theatre.”
After her death in 1876, Sarah Siddons became the first woman to have a blue plaque erected in her honour in London, said English Heritage, the original no longer survives.
As a component of a crusade for the most important local ancient figures, a blue plaque has now been discovered in Worcester.
“It’s not just Sarah Siddons. I think there are a lot of other local people that the citizens of Worcester don’t know anything about,” Harvey said.
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