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
Yvonne Garrick "La Sacrifiee", all at New York's Theatre Francais in the spring of 1916. In 1919, she starred in "Frou Frou" in Montréal, and in "Le Gendre de M. Poirier" at the Theatre du Vieux Columbier; and she was in a company at the Lenox Little Theater. In 1920, Garrick toured the United States in three short plays, opposite Belgian actor Carlo Liten; she also appeared in "Musk" on Broadway that year. In 1921 she gave a recitation at a reception for French ambassador Jean Jules Jusserand given by the Cercle Rochambeau in New York. In January 1916, Garrick was part