Garrick's Lady Macbeth was Hannah Pritchard, and he did not act the role after her death in 1768.

Macklin performed in Scottish dress, reversing an earlier tendency to dress Macbeth as an English brigadier ; he also removed Garrick's death speech and further trimmed Lady Macduff's role.

In the mid-18th century, Hannah Pritchard played Lady Macbeth opposite David Garrick's Macbeth.

His version had a powerful emotional impact: Lear driven to madness by his daughters was ( in the words of one spectator, Arthur Murphy ) " the finest tragic distress ever seen on any stage " and, in contrast, the devotion shown to Lear by Cordelia ( a mix of Shakespeare's, Tate's and Garrick's contributions to the part ) moved the audience to tears.

The most successful adaptation was David Garrick's Catharine and Petruchio, which was introduced in 1756 and dominated the stage for almost two centuries, with Shakespeare's play not returning until 1844 in England and 1887 in the United States, although Garrick's version was still being performed as late as 1879, when Herbert Beerbohm Tree staged it.

Consequently, it is not a full length play, and was often performed with Garrick's shorter version of The Winter's Tale.

Garrick's play was a huge success, and major productions took place in the United States in 1756 ( with Hannah Pritchard as Catharine ), in 1788 ( with Sarah Siddons and John Philip Kemble ), in 1810 ( again with Kemble and his real life wife, Priscilla Hopkins Brereton ), and in 1842 ( with William Macready as Petruchio ).

However, this was an adaptation of Garrick's Catharine and Petruchio, not Shakespeare's original text.

Both houses now at once put on Romeo and Juliet for a series of rival performances, and Barry's Romeo was preferred by the critics to Garrick's.

Garrick's grandfather, David Garric, was in Bordeaux in 1685 when the Edict of Nantes was abolished, revoking the rights of Protestants in France.

At the time of David Garrick's birth in 1717, the family was living in the city of Hereford moving to Lichfield, home to Garrick's mother, shortly after his birth.

His father, Captain Peter Garrick, was an army recruiting officer stationed, through most of young Garrick's childhood, in Gibraltar.

" Upon Garrick's death in 1779, it was noted that George died forty-eight hours later, leading some to speculate that " David wanted him.

Garrick's performances at the theatre was a result of Giffard's help with Garrick's wine business.

" Certainly this statement could be regarded as succinctly summing up Garrick's management at Drury Lane where he was able to balance both artistic integrity and the fickle tastes of the public.

Perhaps it was Garrick's acting, the most showy of his careers, that brought him the most adulation.

But Garrick's legacy was perhaps best summarised by Rev Nicolas Tindal, the historian, when he said that:

Among Garrick's admirers long after his death was noted magician and stage performer Harry Houdini, who owned and treasured Garrick's personal diary as part of the huge theatrical library Houdini catalogued and maintained late in life in his home in New York City.

Some verses that she had written on David Garrick's version of King Lear led to an acquaintance with the celebrated actor and playwright.

The riverside, on the reach above Molesey Lock, has many period buildings including Garrick's House and Shakespeare's Temple ; also on the river is the Astoria Houseboat recording studio.

She was an immediate sensation playing the title role in Garrick's adaptation of a play by Thomas Southerne, Isabella, or, The Fatal Marriage.

Soane's paintings include: works by Canaletto entitled View of the Riva degli Schiavoni painted ( 1736 ) purchased in 1806 from William Thomas Beckford for 150 Guineas plus three other works by the artist, and paintings by Hogarth: the eight canvases of the A Rake's Progress, purchased from the collection of William Thomas Beckford, at auction for 570 Guineas in 1801, the other Hogarth paintings Soane purchased were the four canvases of the Humours of an Election bought at auction at Christie's from David Garrick's widow for £ 1, 732, 10s in June 1823.

In 1769, she joined David Garrick's theatre company when he staged the Stratford Jubilee.

In Garrick's version, the subplot is entirely omitted, Bianca is married to Hortensio when the play opens.

Another operatic version came in 1828, when Frederic Reynolds adapted Garrick's Catherine and Petruchio, adding an overture by Rossini and songs from Shakespeare's plays and sonnets set to music by tenor John Braham and T. Cooke.

A young wigmaker's apprentice named Edward Garrick called out to a British officer, Captain-Lieutenant John Goldfinch, that Goldfinch had not paid a bill due to Garrick's master.

* A film made in 1937, a comedy called The Great Garrick directed by James Whale is a fictional story revolving around Garrick's acting skills and his ego which inspires the Académie française to teach him a lesson.

Public interest was yet more keenly stimulated in comparing Garrick's and Quin's impersonations of Richard III, the popular verdict being loudly in favor of Garrick.

Some coolness which had arisen between Quin and Garrick before the former's retirement was dissipated on their subsequent meeting at Chatsworth at the duke of Devonshire's, and Quin paid many a visit to Garrick's villa at Hampton in the latter part of his life.

Jakeem Johnny Williams is a precocious teenager from Keystone City -- home of Jay Garrick ( the original Flash ) and Wally West ( one of Garrick's successors ).

Garrick and Macklin eventually had a falling out in the mid 1740s, which derailed Macklin's rise whilst propelling Garrick's own career.

In the early 21st century, many of Garrick's JSA cohorts have retired or died, but Garrick remains active with the latest incarnation of the group.

Some of his success could be attributed to one of his earliest fans, John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork, who wrote letters to many noblemen and gentlemen recommending Garrick's acting.

Based on his visits to England, his Briefe aus England, with admirable descriptions of Garrick's acting, are the most attractive of his writings published during his lifetime.

Mary remembered seeing, at the age of five, the writer Oliver Goldsmith in the street, and she also witnessed David Garrick's acting.

In this state she shows the ability to mimic metahuman powers, such as Jay Garrick's speed, Geo-Force's earth-based powers, and Black Lightning's elemental control, as well as the Kryptonian superpowers of Superman, an extraterrestrial.

During the few years after its foundation the British Museum received several further gifts, including the Thomason Collection of Civil War Tracts and David Garrick's library of 1, 000 printed plays, but yet contained few ancient relics recognisable to visitors of the modern museum.

David Garrick's iconic hand gesture expresses Hamlet's shock at the first sight of the Ghost.

At one point Baddeley insisted that Sophia stop living with one Doctor Hayes, and in the financial negotiations that followed Baddeley ended up fighting a duel with David Garrick's brother and business manager George, who had disputed his version of events.

Garrick's Temple hosts free Sunday afternoon Shakespeare exhibition ( 14. 00-1700 ) from early April to 30 October and a series of summer drama, music and exhibitions.

As his second wife, he married in 1768 the actress Mrs Dancer ( 1734 – 1801 ), and he and Mrs Barry played under Garrick's management, Barry appearing in 1767, after ten years absence from the London stage, in Othello, his greatest part.

Having quickly made his name and fortune, in 1776 Sheridan bought David Garrick's share in the Drury Lane patent, and in 1778 the remaining share.

This purchase inaugurated twenty-nine years of Garrick's management of the Drury Lane, during which time it rose to prominence as one of the leading theatres in Europe.

Garrick's influence extended into the literary side of theatre as well.

Playbill from Garrick's debut as Richard III.