Autograph letter signed from David Garrick to [J.B.A.] Suard [manuscript], 1765 November 30.

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Autograph letter signed from David Garrick to [J.B.A.] Suard [manuscript], 1765 November 30.

Deprecates a letter printed by him from one of his correspondents in which he gives a mistaken impression of the English theatre. Rowe's The ambitious stepmother was not a success.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7092155

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718

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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...

Suard, J. B. A. (Jean Baptiste Antoine), 1734-1817

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French author. From the description of Letter signed : Paris, to the Comte de Rochechouart, 1816 Aug. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270580920 ...