David Garrick and the Birth of Modern TheatreMethuen, 2001 - 246 páginas "Actor, director, impresario, author, David Garrick (1717-1779) is the most legendary man of the theatre of modern times. He reformed English theatre practice, established a 'natural' style of acting, and made the profession socially acceptable. As his great friend Dr. Johnson remarked, no actor before Garrick had made so much money nor achieved such an eminent position in society. Not for nothing is the most exclusive club in London named after him: Garrick was the first international 'megastar'." "Garrick's circle of friends was enormous and covered the social spectrum, from lawyers and wine merchants to the most famous men of letters and statesmen of his time: Pope, Boswell, Edmund Burke, Lord Burlington, Lord Chesterfield, the Prime Minister Pitt the Elder, the Lord Chancellor: the Duke of Devonshire, Lord Spencer. In France he counted Diderot, d'Alembert, Baron d'Holbach and the philosophes among his acquaintance. Though never honoured, he was at the very centre of his world." "Drawing on the large amount of source material available - from the accounts of Johnson's friendship with Garrick by James Boswell, through descriptions of his acting by English, French and German critics, to his own diaries and letters - Jean Benedetti has written a lively and fascinating account of Garrick's style and reforms, clearly establishing his pivotal role in the development of acting and directing."--Book Jacket. |
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... brother Peter . When Peter Garrick was in London in 1739 he had pre- sumed on that friendship with an unsuccessful request that Drury Lane should stage Johnson's Irene . Fleetwood , if approached , would know who he was , and his brother ...
... brother Peter . When Peter Garrick was in London in 1739 he had pre- sumed on that friendship with an unsuccessful request that Drury Lane should stage Johnson's Irene . Fleetwood , if approached , would know who he was , and his brother ...
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... brother George as his managerial assistant . If there was a problem child in the Garrick family , it was George , who was six years David's junior . He was unstable , irresponsible and constantly borrowed money from his brother which he ...
... brother George as his managerial assistant . If there was a problem child in the Garrick family , it was George , who was six years David's junior . He was unstable , irresponsible and constantly borrowed money from his brother which he ...
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... brother David . The grocer came to town late in the evening , and seeing Garrick's name up on the bills for Abel Drugger , he went to the two shilling gallery and there waited in anxious expectation for the greatest actor of the age ...
... brother David . The grocer came to town late in the evening , and seeing Garrick's name up on the bills for Abel Drugger , he went to the two shilling gallery and there waited in anxious expectation for the greatest actor of the age ...
Contenido
TWO London | 21 |
THREE The Revolution in Acting | 47 |
FOUR Beginnings at Drury Lane | 71 |
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Otras 8 secciones no mostradas
Términos y frases comunes
acting action actors appeared artistic attempt audience became become brother called century character Cibber concerned continued Covent Garden created critical David Davies described Drury Lane emotion English expressed eyes face fact father feeling final followed force France French friends Garrick give given Hamlet hand ideas interest John Johnson kind King Lacy later leading Lear less letter lines lived London look Lord Macbeth Macklin major manager manner mind moved Murphy nature needed never night offered once opened passion performance person Peter play present produced Quin received remained Rich Richard role scene season seemed sense Shakespeare situation speak stage success taken taste theatre Thomas took turn voice wanted whole writing written wrote young
Referencias a este libro
The Cambridge Companion to British Theatre, 1730-1830 Jane Moody,Daniel O'Quinn Sin vista previa disponible - 2007 |