Autograph letter initialled from David Garrick to George Garrick [manuscript], [1767 February 8] Sunday.

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Autograph letter initialled from David Garrick to George Garrick [manuscript], [1767 February 8] Sunday.

Has not played Oakly [in The jealous wife by George Colman] for 3 years and is not prepared to play the part before the good King, especially when he has not sent him the Prompter's book but the wrong part. Acted February 12, 1767; by command.

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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...

Colman, George, 1732-1794

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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...