David Garrick Theophilus Cibber in his "Two Dissertations on the Theatres" of 1756 believed that Garrick's realistic style went too far: But Garrick's legacy was perhaps best summarised by the historian Rev Nicolas Tindal when he said that: Several theatres have been named after Garrick: David Garrick David Garrick (19 February 1717 – 20 January 1779) was an English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer who influenced nearly all aspects of theatrical practice throughout the 18th century, and was a pupil and friend of Dr Samuel Johnson. He appeared in a number of amateur theatricals, and with his appearance in the title
David Garrick (play) going. Good-bye, mother of seventy children. MRS. SMITH. Oh! GARRICK. Good-bye, Cold Muffins. SMITH. Cold Muffins! GARRICK. Farewell! (pathetically.) Farewell, and treasure deep that which I love the most yet leave behind. Farewell! SMITH (follows GARRICK up C.) Jones, kick him out. GARRICK (turns fiercely and SMITH runs down L. C., front). Kick! According to several sources, Robertson originally fashioned the story as a novel, "David Garrick: A Love Story", which was first printed in 1864 as a serial in the magazine "The Young Englishwoman". However, in the 1865 printing in book form, Robertson says in his preface that it