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
Garrick Médecin Garrick Médecin Garrick Médecin is a short story written by Joseph Bouchardy, printed 1835/1836 in installments in the newspaper "Le Monde Dramatique" which was founded by his brother, Anatole Bouchardy. It was the basis for several plays including "Sullivan" (1852) and "Le Docteur Robin" (1842) which were respectively adapted into the English plays "David Garrick" (1864) and "Doctor Davy" (1865). In 2015, the story was translated into English as "The Acting Physician" and published in Vol. 3 No. 2 of "Romance Magazine." The plot concerns Doney, the Duke of Tavistock, promising a reward of twenty thousand pounds to the doctor