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Memoirs of the Life of David Garrick, Esq. (Vol. 2)

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Overview of the Collection

Title: Memoirs of the Life of David Garrick, Esq. (Vol. 2)
Inclusive Dates: circa 1813
Quantity: 1 volume
Abstract: Scrapbook containing pages from an 1808 edition of Memoirs of the life of David Garrick, Esq., possibly pages from other publications
Language: English
Repository: Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
222 Waverly Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13244-2010
https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center

Biographical History

David Garrick (1717-1779) was an influential English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer known for his realistic and natural portrayal of characters, a contrast with the grandiose and dramatic style of the times. He was a pupil and friend of Dr. Samuel Johnson.

Memoirs of the Life of David Garrick, Esq. was written in the mid-18th century by Thomas Davies. The full title is "Memoirs of the life of David Garrick, Esq. : interspersed with characters and anecdotes of his theatrical contemporaries : the whole forming a history of the stage, which includes a period of thirty-six years." This particular edition was the product of Samuel Gosnell, printer; William Evans, engraver; Sir Joshua Reynolds, illustrator; and Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme of Paternoster Row, booksellers.

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Scope and Contents of the Collection

Memoirs of the Life of David Garrick, Esq. (Vol. 2) consists of pages from vol. 2 of Memoirs by Thomas Davies (London, 1808) pasted into a large album, with the title stamped in gold on the spine. Based on the different sizes of the sheets, pages/illustrations from other publications may be interspersed. Nothing is known of the creator of the volume.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

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Related Material

Syracuse University Libraries has numerous other editions of this book from the 18th and 19th centuries. Please refer to Libraries Search to locate these copies.

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Subject Headings

Persons

Davies, Thomas, ca. 1712-1785.
Garrick, David, 1717-1779.
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792.

Subjects

Actors -- Biography.
Actors -- England.
Theater -- England -- London -- History.

Places

London (England) -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.

Genres and Forms

Scrapbooks.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Memoirs of the Life of David Garrick, Esq. (Vol. 2),
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Unknown.

Finding Aid Information

Created by: MRC
Date: 5 Feb 2019
Revision history:

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Inventory

Scrapbooks
Oversize 1 Memoirs of the Life of David Garrick, Esq. (Vol. 2) circa 1813

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