David 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 role of Shakespeare's "Richard III", audiences and managers began to take notice. Impressed by his portrayals of Richard III and a number of other roles, Charles Fleetwood engaged Garrick for a season at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. He remained with the Drury
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