David Garrick Virtue and Morality" (Edinburgh 1797). At the age of 19, Garrick, who had been educated at Lichfield Grammar School, enrolled in Samuel Johnson's Edial Hall School. Garrick showed an enthusiasm for the theatre very early on and he appeared in a school production around this time in the role of Sergeant Kite in George Farquhar's "The Recruiting Officer". After Johnson's school was closed, he and Garrick, now friends, travelled to London together to seek their fortunes. Upon his arrival in 1737, Garrick and his brother became partners in a wine business with operations in both London and Lichfield with David
David Garrick (play) Duveyrier de Mélésville, which Adams' "Dictionary of Drama" claims to have been based on Joseph Bouchardy's 1836 short story "Garrick Médecin." The confusion with the "German dramatization" appears to be thus – "Garrick Médecin" was adapted into another French play entitled "Le Docteur Robin", which became widely known through a German translation. A misunderstanding caused the belief that "Sullivan" was actually based on "Doktor Robin" rather than the two being based on a mutual source, as evidenced in an 1895 article in "The New York Times". Another German play, "Garrick in Bristol", added to the confusion. The action takes place