It is named after the 17th-century Shakespearean actor David Garrick, who founded a club called the Garrick in London. From Wordnik.com. [Sneaking Over to the Garrick for a Toast to Arthur Miller] Reference
The Garrick was a fairly down-market venture - more so than the Pavilion which was dubbed the 'Drury Lane of the East'. From Wordnik.com. [IRR News] Reference
“You have heard of an organization called the Garrick. From Wordnik.com. [The Titan] Reference
I’m in the Garrick, which is comparatively lively, especially in the rat season. From Wordnik.com. [Final Curtain]
(Ib p. 96.) 'Garrick's prologue to False Delicacy,' writes Murphy (Life of Garrick, p. 287). From Wordnik.com. [Life Of Johnson]
“I am jealous, but the Garrick is my favorite London men’s club, so I’ll forgive you.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Short Forever]
She went to the rehearsal, trembling with fear, but on seeing the person who was to play "Garrick," she quickly mastered herself. From Wordnik.com. [Komediantka. English] Reference
"Garrick," said he, "is accused of vanity; but few men would have borne such unremitting prosperity with greater, if with equal moderation. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Johnson and Fanny Burney] Reference
Garrick, indeed, celebrated the place in verse, as surpassing. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
Carl Rubach was restored to his old place at the Garrick, and poor. From Wordnik.com. [Cruel Barbara Allen From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.)] Reference
Some nights after, Garrick appeared on the stage in the character of. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810] Reference
This was one of the evils which Garrick had the glory of eradicating. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810] Reference
'Tell me,' he said to Barbara wildly, 'are you playing at the Garrick. From Wordnik.com. [Cruel Barbara Allen From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.)] Reference
He was a great favorite with Garrick, whom in his turn he almost revered. From Wordnik.com. [Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce] Reference
Garrick produced the celebrated, but frail and unfortunate Mrs. Bellamy in. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810] Reference
The farrago in question is in verse, and represents Shakspeare and Garrick as. From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II] Reference
I shall be in the lobby of the Garrick Theatre at a quarter past eight o'clock. From Wordnik.com. [How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) A Complete Guide to Correct Business and Personal Correspondence] Reference
Garrick "received him with open arms," and applauded him for his spirited conduct. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810] Reference
No man, not Garrick himself ever equalled his beauties; but his defects were great. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 3] Reference
The one on William Hogarth, in Chiswick Churchyard, by Garrick, is in better taste. From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II] Reference
He was a singularly handsome man, with the advantage of height which Garrick lacked. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"] Reference
Actually, Garrick grew up in Vermont, but that's what her mother made for Thanksgiving. From Wordnik.com. [Rites Of Comfort] Reference
Mrs. Clive, Mrs. Cibber, and Mrs. Pritchard were among the women who acted with Garrick. From Wordnik.com. [The Facts About Shakespeare] Reference
We have arranged to meet in the lobby of the Garrick Theatre at quarter after eight o'clock. From Wordnik.com. [How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) A Complete Guide to Correct Business and Personal Correspondence] Reference
The united powers of Mossop in Barbarosa, and Garrick in Selim could barely keep that play alive. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 3] Reference
Garrick, soon after his arrival in London, went into partnership with his brother Peter, in the wine trade. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810] Reference
Garrick; and as Barry was his most formidable rival, he had little scruple to sacrifice him on this occasion. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810] Reference
Garrick was always ready on these occasions, and that his contributions exceeded those of other persons in equal circumstances. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810] Reference
The latter part of the following interesting anecdote of Garrick is unaccountably omitted in his life, by his biographer, Arthur Murphy. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810] Reference
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