Autograph letter signed from David Garrick, Hampton, to George Garrick [manuscript], [1776] April 12.

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Autograph letter signed from David Garrick, Hampton, to George Garrick [manuscript], [1776] April 12.

Played Drugger [in The Alchemist, by Ben Jonson] for the last time the previous night. Discusses his financial transactions with Linley.

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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Linley, Thomas, 1733-1795

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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...

Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637

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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...