1st Edition
Garrick's Folly The Shakespeare Jubilee of 1769 at Stratford and Drury Lane
By Johanne M. Stochholm
Copyright 1964
202 Pages
by
Routledge
202 Pages
by
Routledge
202 Pages
by
Routledge
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The great Shakespeare Jubilee festival was held at Stratford, under the direction of David Garrick. The occasion was the dedication of the new town hall and the presentation by Garrick of a statue of Shakespeare. Immense interest, enthusiasm, and controversy were aroused by the plans, which involved not only theatrical and rhetorical festivities but fireworks, processions and a horserace.
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Preface 1. Planning and Preparations 2. Description of the Jubilee 3. Public Reactions to the Jubilee 4. The Jubilee on the London Stage: The Rival Managers
Biography
Johanne M. Stochholm
