Miscellaneous manuscripts, n.d.

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Miscellaneous manuscripts, n.d.

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Note by Richard Cumberland concerning a visit he and his father paid to David Garrick, at which time they discussed Shakespeare's genius. Cumberland mentions that Samuel Foote had introduced his father to Garrick. There is a notation at the top, "Dr. Johnson's Life--P 431. 1 Vol."

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Cumberland, Richard

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Epithet: Secretary to the Commissioners of Trade and Plantations British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000844.0x00025b Epithet: dramatist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000297.0x000220 The author was the son of the playwright Richard Cumberland (1732-1811), who was a friend of Garrick, Goldsmith, Reynolds and others of Johnson's ci...

Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777

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Epithet: Merchant of London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001242.0x0002a8 English dramatist and actor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to David Garrick, "Friday" 1768 June. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270530399 Epithet: of Add MS 12116 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001242.0x0002aa ...

Garrick, David, 1717-1779

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David Garrick was raised in Lichfield, England, and became a leading actor, playwright and theatrical producer in London. From 1747 to 1776, he was a partner in the Drury Lane Theatre. From the description of Papers, 1749-1778. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 85213417 David Garrick, English actor and playwright. Garrick frequently invested in land, and in 1756 he bought a large estate in Hendon, northwest of London. There is no evidence that Garrick ever lived at H...