Garrick in the Garrick – The Bowes Museum’s Blog
Carmen Holdsworth-Delgado is Curator for the Garrick Club. In 2011 the Club acquired two paintings by Johann Zoffany of David Garrick and his wife and in doing so, became only … Continue reading
Did You Know…? Peg Woffington and David Garrick | Rogues & Vagabonds
Did you know that the Irish actress Peg Woffington [c 1718 to 1760] was once the mistress of David Garrick [1717 to 1779] and that they lived together in London at No … Continue reading
Charles Macklin | London Historians’ Blog
Last week I gave St Paul’s Covent Garden a proper visit for the first time. The church was designed by Inigo Jones, having been commissioned by the Duke of Bedford, who told … Continue reading
REVIEW- Shakespeare In Ten Acts | the Exhibitionologist
On one of the exhibitionologist’s first forays into exhibition reviewing, back in 2012, I found myself at an exhibition all about William Shakespeare. Hosted by the British Museum and accompa… Source: … Continue reading
Five Fascinating Facts about David Garrick | Interesting Literature
The life of actor David Garrick (1717-1779), told through five pieces of interesting trivia 1. He helped to bring a new degree of realism to acting. In his An Essay on … Continue reading
Mr Foote’s Other Leg
Recently I took a trip to the stunning Theatre Royal, Haymarket to see Ian Kelly’s rightly celebrated new play,Mr Foote’s Other Leg. The theatre, which dates back to 1720, is … Continue reading
David Garrick In The East End | Spitalfields Life
Originally posted on Spitalfields Life. There are just a few tickets left for the rare opportunity of a tour of the Garrick Club tomorrow, Wednesday 1st July, as part of the … Continue reading
First Night Design | “His profession made him rich…”
Originally posted on First Night Design:
David Garrick as Benedict in Much Ado About Nothing 1770 © Sarah Vernon Often referred to as the first modern practitioner, actor-manager, poet and…
18th and 19th Century: Chinese Festival and the 1754 Riot at Drury Lane Theatre
Drury Lane Theatre became known for many things, and among them a remarkable riot that occurred in November of 1755. The forebodings of it began in the summer of 1755 … Continue reading
Did You Know…? Peg Woffington and David Garrick
Did you know that the Irish actress Peg Woffington [c 1718 to 1760] was once the mistress of David Garrick [1717 to 1779] and that they lived together in London at No … Continue reading
Rogues & Vagabonds 