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David Garrick, a critical biography
- Title
- David Garrick, a critical biography / by George Winchester Stone, Jr. and George M. Kahrl.
- Author
- Stone, George Winchester, 1907-2000.
- Publication
- Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©1979.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Kahrl, George Morrow, 1904-
- Description
- xx, 771 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biography
- Biographies.
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 679-695.
- Contents
- The Lichfield years -- Garrick and the acting tradition -- The beginning manager -- David Garrick, esquire -- Problems of management -- The literary world of scholarship -- Garrick's own plays -- Garrick's adaptations of older plays -- David Garrick abroad: an heir to the classical traditions -- Garrick's theatrical innovations -- London social life -- Garrick the occasional poet -- Garrick's friendships with women of distinction -- Patron of the arts -- Garrick's great comic roles -- Garricks's great tragic roles -- Exit the manager -- The social rounds -- Appendix A: The Garrick family -- Appendix B. Garrick's ninety-six roles, 1741-76 -- Appendix C: Garrick's performances in frequency by year -- Appendix D: Garrick's company strength in performers -- Appendix E: Drury Lane and Covent Garden competition in new plays, 1747-76 -- Appendix F: Garrick's health record during his professional career -- Appendix G: David Garrick's two wills in summary.
- ISBN
- 0809309319
- 9780809309313
- LCCN
- 79009476
- OCLC
- ocm05196912
- 5196912
- SCSB-5312
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library