Garrick Médecin
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Garrick Médecin is an 1836 comedy written by J. Bouchardy, printed in the newspaper Le Monde Dramatique
. It was the basis for several other plays including Sullivan
(1852) and Le Docteur Robin (1842) which were respectively adapted into the English plays David Garrick
(1864) and Doctor Davy (1865).
The plot concerns a nobleman, Doney, who grows concerned seeing that his teenage daughter, Anna, prefers the works of Shakespeare to reading religious texts. He contacts the actor David Garrick, through whose work Anna became familiar with Shakespeare, and asks him to "cure" her of this passion.
SOURCES:
William Davenport Adams, "A Dictionary of Drama."
Maurice Wilson Disher, "The Last Romantic."
Category:1836 plays
Monde dramatique
Le Monde Dramatique was a periodical published in Paris, France from May, 1835 to September, 1841. It was founded by Gérard de Nerval and Anatole Bouchardy....
. It was the basis for several other plays including Sullivan
Sullivan (play)
Sullivan was a three-act comedy by Anne-Honoré-Joseph Duveyrier de Mélésville, based on the play Garrick Médecin. It was first played at Paris, in the Théâtre-Français, November 11, 1852. The original cast was:...
(1852) and Le Docteur Robin (1842) which were respectively adapted into the English plays David Garrick
David Garrick (play)
David Garrick is a comic play written in 1864 by Thomas William Robertson about the famous 18th century actor and theatre manager, David Garrick....
(1864) and Doctor Davy (1865).
The plot concerns a nobleman, Doney, who grows concerned seeing that his teenage daughter, Anna, prefers the works of Shakespeare to reading religious texts. He contacts the actor David Garrick, through whose work Anna became familiar with Shakespeare, and asks him to "cure" her of this passion.
SOURCES:
William Davenport Adams, "A Dictionary of Drama."
Maurice Wilson Disher, "The Last Romantic."
Category:1836 plays