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Excerpt from the Preface of Sir Walter Ralegh's History of the World exemplifying his use of theatrical language and Richard III
Excerpt from the Preface to Sir Walter Ralegh's History of the World that demonstrates his use of theatrical language when describing the Reign of Richard III.
Title Page of Boadicia by Richard Glover
Title page of Boadicia, A Tragedy by Richard Glover
Portrait of David Garrick with Bust of Shakespeare
Thomas Gainsborough's 1769 portrait of David Garrick with a bust of Shakespeare
Dedication to David Garrick
Dedication to David Garrick by the author of The Duenna, contained within the script
Title page of Rivers: or the East Indian by M. G. Lewis, Esq. M.P.
Title page of Rivers: or the East Indian. A Comedy in Five Acts
Title Page of The Old Quizzes; or, What's the News? by Robert Hall
Title page of The Old Quizzes; or, What's the News? A Musical Farce in Two Acts
Title Page of The Duenna by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Title page of The Duenna, A Comic Opera in Three Acts
Title Page of Peeping Tom of Coventry by James O'Keefe
Title Page of Peeping Tom of Coventry: A Comic Opera
Title page of Paul and Virginia by James Cobb
Title page of Paul and Virginia: A Musical Drama in Two Acts
Title Page of The Castle-Spectre by M. G. Lewis, Esq. M. P.
Title page of The Castle-Spectre: A Drama in Five Acts
Title Page of The Battle of Hastings by Richard Cumberland, Esq.
Title page of The Battle of Hastings: A Tragedy
Title Page of The Regent by Bertie Greatheed
Title page of The Regent: A Tragedy
Title Page of The Miser by Henry Fielding
Title page of The Miser: A Comedy
Title Page of The Maid of the Oaks by Gen. John Burgoyne
Title page of The Maid of the Oaks: A New Dramatic Entertainment
Title Page of Love in the East by James Cobb
Title page of Love in the East: or, Adventures of Twelve Hours: A Comic Opera in Three Acts
Title Page of The Dupe by Frances Chamberlain Sheridan
Title page of The Dupe: A Comedy by Frances Chamberlain Sheridan. Published in 1764, this leaflet is the oldest of the plays in this collection
Title Page of The Adventurers by Edward Morris
Title page of The Adventurers: A Farce in Two Acts
First Two Pages of Garrick's Revision of Romeo and Juliet
First two pages of Garrick's version of Romeo and Juliet showing the list of dramatis personæ (Garrick and Susannah Cibber starred in this production) and the beginning of Act I Scene I.
Painting of David Garrick as Richard III
William Hogarth's 1745 painting of David Garrick as Richard III in Act V Scene III of Shakespeare's play. Before the Battle of Bosworth, Richard wakes haunted by the ghosts of those he has murdered.
Painting of Tomb Scene in Garrick's Version of Romeo and Juliet
Benjamin Wilson's 1753 painting of David Garrick and George Anne Bellamy in "Romeo and Juliet", Act V, Scene iii, depicting Juliet awaking before Romeo's death