Life
1717-1779; the celebrated English actor-manager; wrote and produced The
Irish Widow (Drury Lane 1772); went on a Dublin tour in 1742, offering
a highly successful in Hamlet and The Recruiting Officer.
DNB FDA
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Works
David Garrick, The Irish Widow (T. Becket 1772) [1st ed.], 50pp.
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Notes
Oliver Goldsmith wrote of Garrick in Retaliation: ‘Here
lies David Garrick, describe him me, who can, / ... Abridgement of all
that was pleasant in a man / ... Yet with talents like these, and an excellent
heart / The man had failings, a dupe to his art/On stage he was natural,
simple, affecting / It was only when he was off he was acting.’
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Princess Grace Irish Library (Monaco)