He accompanied Samuel Johnson to London with the intent to study law, but he found his calling on the stage, a pursuit that Oliver Goldsmith later satirized in Retaliation.
He accompanied Samuel Johnson to London with the intent to study law, but he found his calling on the stage, a pursuit that Oliver Goldsmith later satirized in Retaliation. With Colman, he wrote The Clandestine Marriage, and he wrote the preface to A School for Scandal. In 1741, he distinguished himself in Shakespeare's Richard III, a scene depicted by William Hogarth, and as Sharp in The Lying Valet. He later managed the Theatre Royal on Drury Lane, during which time he managed and acted in over twenty of Shakespeare's plays. For 10 points, name this actor, manager and playwright of 18th century England.
He accompanied Samuel Johnson to London with the intent to study law, but he found his calling on the stage, a pursuit that Oliver Goldsmith later satirized in Retaliation.
David {Garrick}