Shakespears Jubilee ticket undated

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Shakespears Jubilee ticket undated

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One ticket for Shakespears [sic] Jubilee at Stratsford upon Avon on the 6th and 7th of September 1779. Etching.

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Garrick, George, 1723-1779

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George Garrick (1717-1779) was an English actor, playwright, and theater manager who appeared in several amateur theatricals before purchasing Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, with a friend and co-worker James Lucy. During this ownership the theater rose to prominence as one of the leading theaters in Europe. He was never noted as a great playwright, but gained positive review in bringing Shakespeare to contemporary audiences. He died three years after retiring at Drury Lane, and three years after tha...