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Garrick may refer to: * Garrick (name), for the name's origin and people with either the surname or given name, the most famous being: ** David Garrick (1717–1779), English actor * Garrick Club, a London gentlemen's club named in honour of David Garrick * Garrick Theatre (other), various theatres named after David Garrick * Garrick Collection, early printed editions of English drama bequeathed by David Garrick to the British Museum * Garrick F.C., defunct Sheffield based football club * Garrick or ''Lichia amia'', a fish species * Flash (Jay Garrick), a DC Comics superhero and the first to use the name Flash * Garrick, Saskatchewan, Canada, a hamlet * Garrick's Ait, an ait or island in the River Thames in England * Garrick Bar, one of the oldest public houses in Belfast, Northern Ireland * ''Garrick'', a play by the Catalan mime comedy group Tricicle Tricicle is a humorous gestural theater company of three actors, Joan Gràcia, Paco Mir, and Carles Sans. They found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garrick (name)
Garrick is a personal name, and is both a surname and a given name (usually masculine). It originated in Old English and/or French. Old English ''garrick'' means "one who governs with a spear", or "spear king". In French, ''garric'' is derived from an Occitan word meaning "oak tree grove". People with the name Garrick include: Given name *Garrick Dowhen * Garrick Hagon * Garrick Ibbotson * Garrick Morgan (born 1970), former Australian rugby footballer * Garrick Ohlsson * Garrick Palmer * Garrick Tremain (born 1941), New Zealand cartoonist and painter * Garrick Utley Surname * Barbara Garrick (born 1965), American actress * David Garrick (1717–1779), English actor * David Garrick (singer) (1945–2013), English singer * Edward Garrick (1757-?), instigator of the Boston Massacre * Francis James Garrick (1833–1890), New Zealand politician * Horrie Garrick (1918–1982), Australian politician * Jack Garrick (1928–1999), New Zealand zoologist * John Garrick (1902–1966) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 European theatrical practice throughout the 18th century, and was a pupil and friend of Samuel Johnson. He appeared in a number of amateur theatricals, and with his appearance in the title role of Shakespeare's '' Richard III'', audiences and managers began to take notice. Impressed by his portrayals of Richard III and a number of other roles, Charles Fleetwood engaged Garrick for a season at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in the West End. He remained with the Drury Lane company for the next five years and purchased a share of the theatre with James Lacy. This purchase inaugurated 29 years of Garrick's management of the Drury Lane, during which time it rose to prominence as one of the leading theatres in Europe. At his death, three years after his retirement from Drury Lane and the stage, he was given a lavish public funeral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
