Complex sentence: He went to England to try for a career on the stage, was tutored by Charles Macklin and debuted as Othello at London's Covent Garden on 4 March 1779 to an ill-received performance.
Split into simpler sentences: He went to England to try for a career on the stage. He was tutored by Charles Macklin, and debuted as Othello at London's Covent Garden on 4 March 1779 to an ill-received performance.