Comments on: David Garrick at Goodman’s Fields Theatre https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/10/04/david-garrick-at-goodmans-fields-theatre/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Mon, 29 Jun 2015 21:03:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: andrea https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/10/04/david-garrick-at-goodmans-fields-theatre/#comment-67802 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:45:04 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=72036#comment-67802 It is a Staffordshire womb, and he is about to be born, fully formed.

]]> By: Walter https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/10/04/david-garrick-at-goodmans-fields-theatre/#comment-67790 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:35:49 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=72036#comment-67790 Waiting for the London train yesterday from Liverpool Lime Street, I called in the Walker Art Gallery, and spent time looking at Hogarth’s painting of David Garrick as Richard III. I was amazed therefore to see it before me in today’s post. Coincidence of course. Thanks for your many fascinating posts (and the hard work they entail).

]]> By: Nina https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/10/04/david-garrick-at-goodmans-fields-theatre/#comment-67760 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 12:41:13 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=72036#comment-67760 Very interesting article – may Mr Garrick always be waving joyfully at you Gentle Author.

]]> By: M@ https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/10/04/david-garrick-at-goodmans-fields-theatre/#comment-67751 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:43:26 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=72036#comment-67751 Wonderful stuff (as ever). You’d enjoy reading Mr Foote’s Other Leg, a biography of Garrick’s friend and rival Samuel Foote, but also a wonderful account of the Georgian London stage. The sections on how Garrick, Macklin, Foote and co got around the Lord Chamberlain’s restrictions (partly evinced in the wording of the show bill you posted above) are particularly fascinating. It’s out next week, but I’ve read an advance copy:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mr-Footes-Other-Leg-Georgian/dp/033051783X

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