Garrick emerges from this book as one of the most splendid figures of the English 18th century and one of the happiest. He combined an electrifying stage presence with a reputation as a talented theatrical impressario; an ability to lead, inspire and cajole others made the Theatre Royal the theatrical light of its age. Garrick's popularity, together with his financial interest in Drury Lane, gave him security and social standing unequalled by any of his predecessors or contemporaries; he became the intimate of dukes and duchesses, portrait painters and prime ministers, bishops and bluestockings.
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Höhe: 198 mm
Breite: 128 mm
Dicke: 29 mm
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978-0-14-028323-5 (9780140283235)
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Fat central England; "to save you from the Gallows"; the stage-struck wine merchant; Garrick fever; pig in the middle; vaulting ambition; dear charmers; Violette; enter the manager; rescued nature and reviving sense; fixing the weathercock; Britannia and the French vagrants; the battle of the Romeos; a most agreeable Jaunt; wire dancers, the Jew Bill and a place in the country; Signor Shakespearelli; the Chinese festival; memento mori; slings and arrows; heart of oak; a pleasant and reasonable retaliation; scratching Fanny and the riotous Fribbles; away from it all; the sick monkey restored; assorted theatrical trash; all hurry and bustle; rain stops play; a devilish lucky hit; "nothing till lately could subdue my spirits"; the house shows the owner; clipping the wings of calumny; doing away with the gravediggers;lawful game in the Winter; the monstrous regiment of actresses; a face-lift for the old lady; enter Garrick's Venus; to strut and fret no more; frail tenement; retired leisure; "farewell! remember me!
