Plays by David Garrick and George Colman the elder
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Plays by David Garrick and George Colman the elder
（British and American playwrights, 1750-1920）
Cambridge University Press, 1982
- : pbk
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Biographical record: p. 30-33
Bibliography: p. 217
Contents of Works
- The lying valet / by David Garrick
- The jealous wife / by George Colman
- The clandestine marriage / by David Garrick and George Colman
- The Irish widow / by David Garrick
- Bon ton / by David Garrick
Description and Table of Contents
Description
As playwrights David Garrick and George Colman the Elder showed themselves to be practical men of the theatre, providing excellent acting parts and well-constructed scenes capable of provoking laughter in any age. At one time they were rival managers of the two main London theatres, Drury Lane and Covent Garden, but their friendship was greater than their rivalry and survived until Garrick's death. This volume includes five plays: three short farces by Garrick, a full-length play by Colman and the famous collaborative work The Clandestine Marriage. The playwrights' abilities complemented each other and their eventual parting illustrates the divergence of comic styles that were popular at the time - the satirical and the sentimental. In his introduction Mr Wood describes the composition and expectations of the contemporary London audiences and the theatrical careers of the two playwright-managers.
Table of Contents
- The Lying Valet
- The Jealous Wife
- The Clandestine Marriage
- The Irish Widow
- Bon Ton.
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