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06 June 1747

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Theatre: no theater listed
Theatrical Season: 1746-1747
Volume: 3
Comments: AA Letter to Mr Garrick on his having purchased a Patent for Drury Lane Play-House published. [Written by one who subscribed himself the Plain Dealer, it pointed out the troubles in store for the young manager from grievances from subordinates, arrogance from other actors (all individualists, no unity) failure from joint managership, grievances from public, and extraordinary expense from costume. He suggests the reasons for Garrick's jumping from actor to manager are vanity and avarice. He indicates Garrick's challenge and sums up the late troubled years of management under Fleetwood and Highmore.

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    *p??none Comment. *c??none <i>AA Letter to Mr Garrick</i> on his having purchased a Patent for <i>Drury Lane Play-House</i> published. [Written by one who subscribed himself the Plain Dealer, it pointed out the troubles in store for the young manager from grievances from subordinates, arrogance from other actors (all individualists, no unity) failure from joint managership, grievances from public, and extraordinary expense from costume. He suggests the reasons for $Garrick='s jumping from actor to manager are vanity and avarice. He indicates Garrick's challenge and sums up the late troubled years of management under $Fleetwood= and $Highmore=.]

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    *p1747 06 06 none Comment.*c1747 06 06 none <i>AA Letter to Mr Garrick</i> on his having purchased a Patent for <i>Drury Lane Play-House</i> published. [Written by one who subscribed himself the Plain Dealer, it pointed out the troubles in store for the young manager from grievances from subordinates, arrogance from other actors (all individualists, no unity) failure from joint managership, grievances from public, and extraordinary expense from costume. He suggests the reasons for $Garrick='s jumping from actor to manager are vanity and avarice. He indicates Garrick's challenge and sums up the late troubled years of management under $Fleetwood= and $Highmore=.]

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 23882 | 17470606 | none | <i>AA Letter to Mr Garrick</i> on his having purchased a Patent for <i>Drury Lane Play-House</i> published. [Written by one who subscribed himself the Plain Dealer, it pointed out the troubles in store for the young manager from grievances from subordinates, arrogance from other actors (all individualists, no unity) failure from joint managership, grievances from public, and extraordinary expense from costume. He suggests the reasons for $Garrick='s jumping from actor to manager are vanity and avarice. He indicates Garrick's challenge and sums up the late troubled years of management under $Fleetwood= and $Highmore=.

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