Colley Cibber was not well received. In the middle of the play, he whispered to fellow actor Benjamin Victor that he wanted to go home, perhaps realising he was too old for the part and its physical demands. Cibber also essayed tragic parts in plays by Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, John Dryden and others, but with less success. By the end of his acting career, audiences were being entranced by the innovatively naturalistic acting of the rising star David Garrick, who made his London debut in the title part in a production of Cibber's adaptation of "Richard III" in 1741. He returned to
So Much for the City in that country to date. In an interview, lead singer Conor Deasy explained the band's inspiration for the song material: The album was nominated for the 2003 Mercury Prize but lost to Dizzee Rascal's "Boy in da Corner". The album was included in the book, "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die". So Much for the City So Much for the City is the debut album of the Irish indie/pop band The Thrills. It was released in May 2003 and quickly became the number one in the Republic of Ireland where it spent 61 weeks in the top 75,